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A 

POLITICAL  REGISTER 

FOR 

1840; 

CONTAINING 

ULL  TABLES  OF  THE  VOTES  FOR  PRESIDENT 
IN  THE  SEVERAL  STATES  BY  COUNTIES, 

COMPARED  WITH  THE 

|VOTES  CAST  IN  THE  SAME  STATES  AND  COUNTIES 

AT  THE 

LAST  GUBERNATORIAL  Oil  CONGRESSIONAL  ELECTIONS; 

WITH  A 

LIST  OF  THE  CHIEF  EXECUTIVE  AND  JUDICIAL  OFFICERS 

OF  THE 

UNITED  STATES, 

AND  THE 

MEMBERS  OF  CONGRESS. 

ALSO, 

A  VARIETY  O?  OTHER  POLITICAL"  MATTER. 


PHILADELPHIA: 
PUBLISHED  BY  E.   C.  MARKLEY. 

1840. 


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Philadelphia: 
.  K.  &  P.  G.  Collins,  Printers, 
No.  1  Lodge  Alley. 


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UNITED  STATES  CALENDAR— 1840. 


CHIEF  EXECUTIVE  OFFICERS. 


President, 
Vice-President, 


Martin  Van  Buren,       New  York, 
Richard  M.  Johnson,   Kentucky, 


Secretary  of  State,  John  Forsyth, 

Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  Levi  Woodbury, 
Secretary  of  War,  Joel  R.  Poinsett, 

Secretary  of  the  Navy,         James  K.  Paulding", 
Postmaster  General,  John  M.  Niles, 

Attorney  General,  Henry  D.  Gilpin, 


Chief  Justice, 
Associates, 


SUPREME  COURT. 

Roger  B.  Taney, 
Joseph  Story, 
Smith  Thompson, 
John  M'Lean, 
Henry  Baldwin, 
Jame3  M.  Wayne, 
Philip  P.  Barbour, 
William  Catron, 
John  M'Kinley, 


Georgia. 

New-Hampshire. 
South  Carolina. 
New  York. 
Connecticut. 
Pennsylvania. 


Baltimore,  Md. 
Cambridge,  Mass. 
New  York,  N.Y. 
Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
Savannah,  Ga. 
Gordonsville,  Va. 
Nashville,  Tenn. 
Florence,  Ala. 


GOVERNORS  OF  THE  STATES. 


States. 


Maine, 

New  Hampshire, 

Vermont, 

Massachusetts, 

Rhode  Island, 

Connecticut, 

New  York, 

New  Jersey, 

Pennsylvania, 

Delaware, 

Maryland, 

Virginia, 

North  Carolina, 

South  Carolina, 

Georgia, 

Alabama, 

Mississippi, 

Louisiana, ' 

Tennessee, 


Present  Governor.  termor 

John  Fairfield,  1  year. 

John  Page,  Do. 

Silas  H.  Jennison,  Do. 

Marcus  Morton,  Do. 

Samuel  W.  King,  Do. 

William  W.  Ellsworth,  Do. 

William  H.  Seward,  2  years. 

William  Pennington,  1  year. 

David  R.  Porter,  3  years. 

Cornelius  P.  Comegys,  4  years. 

William  Grayson,  1  year. 

Thomas  W.  Gilmer,  3  years. 

Edward  B.  Dudley,  1  year. 

Patrick  Noble,  2  years. 

M'Donald,  Do. 

Arthur  P.  Bagley,  Do. 

Alexander  G.  M'Nutt,  Do. 

A.  B.  Roman,  4  years. 

James  K.  Polk,  2  years. 


When  present 
term  expires. 
January,  1841. 
June,  1841. 
October,  1840. 
January,  1841. 
May,  1841. 

Do. 
January,  1841. 
October,  1840. 
January,  1 841. 

Do. 

Do. 
March,  1843. 
December,  1840. 
December,  1842. 
November,  1841. 

Do. 
January,  1842. 
January,  1843. 
September,  1841. 


872lii 


Pdlll'lCAL  REGISTER  FOR  1S40. 


Kentucky, 

Robert  P.  Letcher, 

4  years. 

September,  1844. 

Illinois, 

Thomas  Carlin, 

Do. 

December,  1842. 

Indiana, 

(Vacant,) 

3  years. 

December,  1843, 

Ohio, 

Wilson  Shannon, 

2  years. 

December,  1841. 

Michigan, 

W.  W.  Woodbridge, 

Do. 

December,  1842. 

Missouri, 

Lilburn  W.  Boggs, 

4  years. 

November,  1840. 

Arkansas, 

James  S.  Conway, 

Do. 

Do. 

TERRITORIES. 

Florida, 

Richard  K.  Call, 

3  years. 

March,  1842. 

Wisconsin, 

Henry  Dodge, 

July,  1842. 

Iowa, 

Robert  Lucas, 

July,  1841. 

MEMBERS  OF  THE  TWENTY-SIXTH  CONGRESS. 

The  names  of  the  Van  Buren  members  are  in  Roman,  the  Whig  in 
italic  letters. 

SENATE. 

The  figures  in  this  table  indicate  the  expiration  of  the  several  terms 
of  service. 


MAINE. 

John  Ruggles, 
Ruel  Williams, 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

H.Hubbard, 

F.  Pierce, 

VERMONT. 

S.  Prentiss, 
S.  S.  Phelps, 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

John  Davis, 
Daniel  Webster, 

RHODE  ISLAND. 

N.  D.  Knight, 
N.  F.  Dixon, 

CONNECTICUT. 

Perry  Smith, 

J.  W.  Huntington, 

NEW  YORK. 

Silas  Wright, 
N.  P.  Talmadge, 

NEW  JERSEY. 

G.  D.  Wall, 

S.  L.  Southard, 


PENNSYLVANIA. 

1841     J.  Buchanan,  1843 

1843     Daniel  W.  Sturgeon, 

DELAWARE. 

1841     T.  Clayton,  1841 

1843  [Vacancy.] 

MARYLAND. 

1843     W.D.Merrick,  1845 

1845    J.S.Spence,  1843 

VIRGINIA. 

1841     W.H.Roane,  1841 

1845  [Vacancy.] 

NORTH  CAROLINA. 

1841     R.  Brown   )       .        ,  1341 

1845     B. Strange  ^signed,  i643 

SOUTH  CAROLINA. 

1843     J.  C.  Calhoun,  1841 

1845     W.  C.  Preston,  1843 

GEORGIA. 

1843     W.Lumpkin,  1841 

1845     A.  Cuthbert,  1843 


1841     W.R.King,  1841 

1845     C.C.Clay,  1843 


*    . 

POLITICAL 

,  REGISTER  *FOR  1840, 

5 

MISSISSIPPI. 

R.  J.  Walker, 
J.  Henderson, 

1841 
1845 

INDIANA. 

0.  H.  Smith, 
A.  S.  White, 

1843 
1845 

LOUISIANA. 

R.  C.  Nicholas, 
A.  Mouton, 

1841 
1843 

ILLINOIS. 

J.  M.  Robinson, 
R.  M.  Young, 

1841 
1843 

TENNESSEE. 

Alexander  Anderson, 
F.  Grundy, 

1841 
1845 

MISSOURI. 

L.  F.  Linn, 
T.  H.  Benton, 

1843 
1845 

.    KENTUCKY. 

J.  J.  Crittenden, 
Henry  Clay, 

1841 
1843 

MICHIGAN. 

J.  Norvell, 
Augustus  Porter, 

1841 
1845 

OHIO. 

Wm.  Allen,    - 
B.  Tappan, 

1843 

1845 

ARKANSAS. 

W.  S.  Fulton, 
A.  H.  Sevier, 

1841 
1845 

HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES. 


MAINE. 

Hugh  S.  Anderson, 
Nathan  Clifford, 
Thomas  Davee, 
George  Evans, 
Joshua  A.  Lowell, 
Virgil  D.  Parris, 
Benjamin  Randall, 
Albert  Smith. 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Charles  G.  Atherton, 
Edmund  Burke, 
Isa  A.  Eastman, 
Tristram  Shaw, 
Jared  W.  Williams. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Abbot  Lawrence, 
Leverett  Saltonstall, 
Caleb  Cushing, 
William  Parmenter, 
Levi  Lincoln, 
Osmyn  Baker, 
George  N.  Briggs, 
William  B.  Calhoun, 
William  S.  Hastings, 
Henry  Williams, 
John  Reed, 
JohnQuincy  Adams. 


1* 


RHODE  ISLAND. 

Robert  B.  Cranston, 
Joseph  L.  Tillinghast. 

CONNECTICUT. 

Joseph  Trumbull, 
William  L.  Sto  rs, 
Thomas  W.  WiUiams, 
Thomas  B.Osborne, 
Truman  Smith, 
John  H.  Brockway. 

VERMONT. 

Hiland  Hall, 
William  Slade, 
Horace  Everett, 
John  Smith, 
Isaac  Fletcher. 

NEW  YORK. 

Thomas  B.  Jackson, 
James  De  la  Montanya, 
Ogden  Hoffman, 
Edward  Curtis, 
Moses  H.  Grinnell, 
James  Monroe, 
Gouverneur  Kemble, 
Charles  Johnson, 
Nathaniel  Jones, 
Rufus  Palen. 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


Aaron  Vanderpoel, 
John  Ely, 
Hiram  P.  Hunt, 
Daniel  D.  Barnard, 
Anson  Brown, 
David  Russell, 
Augustus  C.  Hand, 
John  Fine, 
Peter  J.  Wagner, 
Andrew  W.  Doig, 
John  G.  Floyd, 
David  P.  Brewster, 
Thomas  C.  Chittenden, 
John  H.  Prentiss, 
Judson  Allen, 
John  C.  Clark, 
Stephen  B.  Leonard, 
Amasa  Dana, 
Edward  Rogers, 
Nehemiah  H.  Earle, 
Christopher  Morgan, 
Theron  R.  Strong", 
Francis  Granger, 
Meredith  Mallory, 
Thomas  Kempshall, 
Seth  M.  Gates, 
Luther  C.  Peck, 
Richard  P.  Marvin, 
Millard  Fillmore, 
Charles  F,  Mitchell. 

NEW  JERSEY. 

Joseph  F.  Randolph, 
William  R.  Cooper, 
Philemon  Dickerson, 
Joseph  Kille, 
Daniel  B.  Ryall, 
Peter  D.  Vroom. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Lemuel  Paynter, 
John  Sergeant, 
George  W.  Toland, 
Charles  Naylor, 
Edward  Davies, 
John  hdwards, 
Francis  James, 
Joseph  Fornance, 


John  Davis, 
David  D.  Wagener, 
Peter  Newhard, 
George  M.  Keim, 
William  Simonton, 
James  Gerry, 
James  Cooper, 
William  S.  Ramsey, 
George  M'Culloch, 
David  Petrikin, 
Robert  H.  Hammond, 
Samuel  W.  Morris, 
Charles  Ogle, 
Albert  G.  Marchand, 
Enos  Hook, 
Isaac  Leet, 
Richard  Biddle,* 
William  Beatty, 
Thomas  Henry, 
John  Galbraith. 


DELAWARE. 

Thomas  Robinson,  Jun. 

MARYLAND. 

John  Dennis, 
Philip  F.Thomas, 
John  T.  H.  Worthington, 
Solomon  Hillen,  Jun. 
James  Carroll, 
William  Cost  Johnson, 
Francis  Thomas, 
Daniel  Jennifer, 


VIRGINIA. 

Linn  Banks, 

John  M.  Bolts, 

Andrew  Beirne, 

Walter  Coles, 

Robert  Craig, 

George  C.  Dromgoole, 

James  Garland, 

James  Garland, 

William  L.  Goggin, » 

John  T.Hill, 

George  W.  Hopkins, 

Robert  M.  T.  Hunter,  Speaker, 


Resigned. 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


Joseph  Johnson, 
John  W.  Jones, 
William  Lucas, 
William  M.  MCarty, 
Francis  E.  Rives, 
George  B.  Samuel, 
Lewis  Steinrod, 
John  Taliaferro, 
Henry  A.  Wise. 

NORTH  CAROLINA. 

Kenneth  Rayner, 
Jesse  A.  Bynum, 
Edward  Stanly, 
Charles  Shepard, 
James  J.  JYTKay, 
Micajah  T.  Hawkins, 
Edmund  Deberry, 
William  Montgomery, 
John  Hill, 
Charles  Fisher, 
Henry  W.Connor, 
John  Graham, 
Lewis  Williams. 

SOUTH  CAROLINA. 

Sampson  H.  Butler, 
John  Campbell, 
John  K.  Griffin, 
Isaac  E.  Holmes, 
Francis  W.  Pickens, 
Robert  Barnwell  Rhett, 
Thomas  D.  Sumter, 
James  Rogers, 
Waddy  Thompson,  Jun. 

GEORGIA. 

Julius  C.  Alford, 
Edward  J.  Black, 
Walter  T.  Colquitt, 
Mark  A.  Cooper, 
William  Ct  Dawson, 
Richard  W.  Habersham, 
V      Thomas  Butler  Kit 

•^*4^&nius  A-  Nisbe? 
J%tfyVarren, 

ALABAMA. 

Reuben  Chapman, 
David  Hubbard, 
George  W.  Crabb, 


Dixon  H.  Lewis, 
James  Dillett. 

MISSISSIPPI. 

Albert  G.  Brown, 
Jacob  Thompson. 

LOUISIANA. 

Edward  D.  White, 
Thomas  W.  Chinn, 
Rice  Garland, 

TENNESSEE. 

William  B.  Carter, 
Abraham  M'Clellan, 
Joseph  L.  Williams, 
Julius  W.  Blackwell, 
Hopkins  L.  Turney, 
William  B.  Campbell, 
John  Bell, 

Meredith  P.  Gentry, 
Harvey  M.  Watterson, 
Aaron  V.  Brown, 
Cave  Johnson, 
John  W.  Crockett, 
Christian  H.  Williams. 

KENTUCKY. 

Linn  Boyd, 
Philip  P.  Triplett, 
Joseph  R.  Underwood, 
Sherrod  Williams, 
Simeon  H.  Anderson, 
Willis  Green, 
John  Pope, 
William  J.  Graves, 
John  White, 
Richard  Hawes, 
Landaff  W.  Andrews, 
Garret  Davis, 
William  O.  Butler. 

OHIO. 

Alexander  Duncan, 
John  B.  Weller, 
Patrick  G-  Goode, 
Thomas  Corwin, 
William  Doane, 
Calvary  Morris, 
William  Key  Bond, 
Joseph  Ridgeway, 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1S40. 


William  Medill, 
Samson  Mason, 
Isaac  Parrish, 
Jonathan  Taylor, 
Daniel  P.  Lead  better, 
George  Sweney, 
John  W.  Allen, 
Joshua  R.  Giddings, 
John  Hastings, 
*David  A.  Starkweather, 
Henry  Swearingen. 

INDIANA. 

George  H.  Profit, 
John  W.  Davis, 
John  Carr, 
Thomas  Smith, 
James  Rariden, 
William  W.  Wick, 
Tilghman  A.  Howard. 


Zadok  Casey, 
John  T.Stuart, 

MISSOURI. 

John  Miller, 
John  Jameson. 

MICHIGAN. 

Isaac  E.  Crary. 

ARKANSAS. 

Edward  Cross. 
DELEGATES. 

FLORIDA  TERRITORY. 

Charles  Downing. 

WISCONSIN  TERRITORY. 

James  D.  Doty. 


ILLINOIS. 

John  Reynolds, 


IOWA  TERRITORY. 

William  W.  Chapman. 


ELECTIONS. 


STATE. 

State  Election.         Presidential  Election. 

New  Hampshire, 

March 

10. 

November  2. 

Connecticut, 

April 

6. 

2. 

Rhode  Island, 

" 

15. 

18. 

Virginia, 

u 

23. 

2. 

♦Louisiana, 

July 

6. 

3. 

Alabama, 

August 

3. 

9. 

Kentucky, 

it 

3. 

2. 

Indiana, 

ct 

3. 

2. 

*IUinois, 

it 

3. 

2. 

Missouri, 

u 

3. 

2. 

Tennessee, 

u 

6. 

19. 

North  Carolina, 

in  August, 

19. 

♦Vermont, 

September 

1. 

10. 

*Maine, 

" 

14       M 

2. 

♦Georgia, 

October 

5.m£ 

2-  - 1 

Maryland, 

M 

+7 ' 

12* 

«          *>%* 

South  Carolina, 

H 

By  Legislature. 

♦Pennsylvania, 

tl 

13. 

October     25. 

♦Ohio, 

November 

13. 

November  2. 

♦New  York, 

Nov.   23&24. 

Nov.  23  &  24. 

♦New  Jersey, 

3  &  4. 

"    3&4. 

Mississippi, 

ii 

2. 

2. 

POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


STATE. 

State  Election. 

Presidential  Election, 

Michigan, 

it 

2. 

2. 

Arkansas, 

M 

2. 

«           2. 

*Massachusetts, 

u 

9. 

9. 

*Delaware, 

it 

10. 

10. 

Those  States  marked  with  a  star  choose  Members  of  Congress  on  the 
same  day  the  State  officers  are  chosen. 

The  Electors  meet  at  the  capitals  of  the  respective  States  in  which 
they  are  chosen,  on  the  second  day  of  December,  and  give  in  their  bal- 
lots for  President  and  Vice  President. 

In  Kentucky,  the  law  providing  for  the  choice  of  electors  has  ex- 
pired by  limitation,  and  an  extra  session  of  the  Legislature,  and  an 
extension  of  the  former  law,  or  the  passage  of  a  new  one,  will  be  ne- 
cessary to  secure  to  the  State  her  electoral  vote. 


POPULAR  VOTES  AT  ELECTIONS, 

Mainly  1836,  1838,  1839. 


MAINE. 


1836. 

1838. 

1839. 

President. 

Governor. 

Governor. 

Counties. 

Harr. 

V.  Buren. 

Kent. 

Fairfield. 

Kent. 

Fairfield. 

Scat. 

W. 

V.  B. 

W. 

V.B. 

York, 

1913 

3393 

4581 

5578 

3602 

4852 

2 

Cumberland, 

3608 

4812 

6412 

6516 

5064 

6160 

27 

Kennebeck, 

1867 

1791 

7466 

4696 

5596 

3397 

7 

Somerset, 

1521 

1658 

4087 

3894 

2828 

2457 

1 

Lincoln, 

2264 

2527 

5815 

5031 

4645 

4500 

2 

Penobscot, 

1483 

2425 

4811 

5794 

3304 

4171 

41 

Waldo, 

305 

1611 

2213 

4755 

1889 

4388 

Hancock, 

634 

1005 

2295 

2601 

1588 

1871 

9 

Washington, 

792 

1530 

2190 

2240 

1546 

1623 

9 

Oxford, 

852 

2150 

3023 

5126 

2091 

4303 

62 

Piscataquis, 

1035 

1151 

13 

Franklin, 

1410 

1817 

35 

Aroostook, 

150 

348 

Total, 

15,239 

22,990 

42,893  4i 

34,748  41,038 

208 

Majority, 

7,751 

3,338 

6,289 

10 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

1836.                                                      1839.  1840. 

President.  Governor. 

V.  Buren.      Whig.                               Stevens.   Page.  Wilson.    Page. 

W.        V.B.  W.        V.B. 

Rockingham,    3881     4298  3170     4223 

Strafford,           4920     6113  4239     6002 

Merrimack,       2619     4750  2096    4478 

Total,  18,722         6228     Hillsborough,    3460    4782  3417    4603 

Majority,     12,494            Cheshire,           3375    2215  3039    2230 

Sullivan,            1888     2257  1735    2176 

Grafton,             3301     4661  2719     4387 

Coos,                   438    1184  353    1051 

Total,        23,880  30,260  20,838  29,150 

Majority,           6380  8,312 

The  above  is  not  exactly  correct,  though  we  do  not  know  where  the 
error  lies.  The  official  majority  for  Governor  in  March  last  was  as 
follows : 

John  Page  (V.  B.), 29,521 

Enos  Stevens  (W.), 20,716 

Page's  majority,  -        -        -         -  ;      -        -  8,805 
In  1839— 

John  Page  (V.  B.), 30,518 

James  Wilson  (W.),  -        -        -        -        -        -  23,928 

Page's  majority,    -        -        -        -        -        -      6,590 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

1836.  1839. 

President.  Governor. 

Counties.  Webster.     Van  Buren.  Everett.  Morton;  Scat. 

W  V.  B. 

Suffolk,  4842            2978  5036  3873  26 

Essex,  6294            5261  6797  5980  94 

Middlesex,  5009            5753  6459  8243  33 

Worcester,  7717            4419  8214  7647  29 

Hampshire,  2561             1106  2786  2042  4 

Hampden,  2262            2370  2622  3330  9 

Franklin,  2405            1051  2279  2297  6 

Berkshire,  2764            2838  3176  3353  5 

Norfolk,  2177            2350  3670  4241  22 

Bristol,  1732            2568  3298  4298  46 

Plymouth,  2843            2668  3988  3908  25 

Barnstable,  1187              882  1684  1266  0 

Dukes,  171               138  200  291  4 

Nantucket,  283                92  520  265  2 

Total,  42,247         34,474  50,725  51,034  307 

Majority,  7,773  309 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


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VERMONT. 

1836 

1839* 

President. 

Governor. 

Harrison 

Van  Buren. 

Jenison.           Smith. 
W.               V.B. 

Bennington, 

1260 

1098 

1156            1372 

Windham, 

2242 

1460 

2634            2048 

Windsor, 

3886 

1450 

4065            2199 

Rutland, 

2769 

1272 

2959            1838 

Addison, 

1684 

939 

2326            1202 

Orange, 

2003 

1541 

2296            2817 

Washington, 

1913 

1927 

1606            2535 

Chittenden, 

1360 

1062 

1591             1539 

Franklin, 

944 

970 

1442            1224 

Orleans, 

1081 

873 

1193            1035 

Caledonia, 

1410 

1028 

1461            2035 

Essex, 

164 

193 

324              376 

Grand  Isle, 

239 

149 

592              229 

Lamoille, 

720            1359 

Total, 

20,996 

14,039 

24,076         21,924 

Majority, 

' 

5,951 

2149 

The  official  statement  of  the  election  for  Governor,  gives  Jenison, 
Whig,  a  majority  of  2351. 


CONGRESSIONAL   ELECTION— 1838. 

First  District.— Highland  Hall  (W.), 
John  Roberts  (V.  B.), 
Scattering,        - 
Hall's  majority,     - 

Second  District— William  Slade  (W.), 

Charles  Linsley  (V.  B.)      - 
Scattering,        - 
Slade's  majority/  - 

Third  District—Horace  Everett  (W.), 

Alden  Patridge  (V.  B.)       - 
Scattering,         - 
Everett's  majority, 

Fourth  District— John  Smith  (V.  B.),  -     .  - 

Heman  Allen  (W.),  - 

William  Briggs,        - 
Scattering,         .... 

*No  choice. 

Fifth  District— -Isaac  Fletcher  (V.  B.),       - 
William  Upham  (W.),       - 

Scattering, 

Fletcher's  majority,       - 

*  At  a  subsequent  special  election  Smith  was  elected. 


5211 

3328 

138 

1745 

4762 

2095 

446 

2621 

5183 

3841 

104 

1234 

4375 

3985 
368 

74 

4996 

4516 

50 

431 


12 


POLITICAL  REGISTER   FOR  1840. 


RHODE  ISLAND. 
PROVIDENCE    COUNTY. 


1836. 

1840. 

President. 

Governor. 

Towns. 

Harrison, 

,    Van  Buren. 

King. 

Carpenter. 

Scat. 

Providence, 

703 

279 

1036 

263 

22 

New  Providence, 

71 

60 

120 

54 

3 

Smithfield, 

84 

164 

276 

211 

8 

Cumberland, 

117 

90 

185 

129 

Johnston, 

no 

return. 

124 

.      74 

Cranston, 

36 

88 

134 

89 

4 

Burrillville, 

33 

•     100 

83  maj. 

Gloucester, 

44 

156 

87 

190 

13 

Scituate, 

42 

167 

110 

232 

7 

Foster, 

66 

143 

81 

202 

2153 


1527 


57 


NEWPORT  COUNTY. 


Newport, 

302 

187 

375 

155 

1 

Portsmouth, 

95 

58 

116 

68 

1 

Middletown, 

56 

16 

73 

17       i 

Little  Com  pton, 

65 

42 

85 

36 

Tiverton, 

30 

89 

101 

126 

1 

Jamestown, 

19 

23 

25 

23 

New  Shoreham, 

1 

90 

775 


425 


BRISTOL  COUNTY. 


Bristol, 

142 

95 

188 

101 

Warren, 

45 

59 

171 

28 

Barrington, 

31 

29 

43 

21 

402 


150 


KENT  COUNTY. 


East  Greenwich, 

81 

42 

116 

52 

West  Greenwich, 

29 

79 

75 

92 

Warwick, 

104 

147 

280 

121 

Coventry, 

107 

158 

204 

141 

675 


406 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 

RHODE  ISLAND— Continued. 

WASHINGTON  COUNTY. 


13 


North  Kingstown, 

30 

115 

77 

165 

South  Kingstown, 

158 

153 

236 

156 

11 

Exeter, 

9 

71 

46 

122 

Richmond, 

34 

41 

57 

65 

Hopkinton, 

62 

109 

89 

99 

Westerly, 

75 

59 

105 

75 

Charlestown, 

42 

49 

38 

65 

648 

747 

11 

Total, 

2,710 

2,964^ 

4,653 

3,255 

77 

Majority, 

254  Van  Buren. 

1,398  Whig! 

CONNECTICUT, 


V 

1836. 

1840. 

President. 

Governor. 

Harrison.     Van  Buren. 

Ellsworth.          Niles. 

Scat. 

Hartford, 

3976            3768 

6049            4684 

46 

New  Haven, 

3494            3420 

4559             3772 

29 

New  London, 

1880            2059 

3339             2845 

4 

Fairfield, 

2317            2711 

4258            3438 

Windham, 

1669             1568 

3916            3539 

Litchfield, 

3035            2957 

1949             1567 

2 

Middlesex, 

1187             1618 

2686            2417 

5 

Tolland, 

1191             1190 

2257            2275 

6 

Total, 

18,749         19,291 

28,973         24,538 

92 

Majority, 

542 

4343 

Ellsworth's  majority  last  year,     1552 
Nett  Whig  gain,    2784 


VOTE  FOR  GOVERNOR— 1840. 


HARTFORD  COUNTY. 

Ellsw. 

Niles. 

Scat. 

Ellsw. 

Niles. 

Scat. 

Hartford, 

1427 

810 

21 

Granby,              275 

259 

Avon, 

142 

40 

Hartland,              79 

118 

Berlin 

371 

329 

Manchester,       204 

157 

Bristol, 

293 

210 

3 

Marlborough,       82 

65 

Burlington, 

140 

111 

Simsbury,           180 

180 

Bloomfield, 

114 

102 

11 

Southington,      207 

211 

Canton, 

248 

148 

Suffield,              271 

260 

East  Hartford, 

,  260 

235 

Weathersfield,   364 

318 

East  Windsor 

,  438 

249 

Windsor,            213 

233 

11 

Enfield, 

277 

162 







Farmington, 

248 

133 

6049 

4684 

46 

Glastenbury,      216      354 

Ellsworth's  majority  over  Niles,  1365. 


14 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


CONNECTICUT— Continued. 


NEW  HAVEN  COUNTY, 

FAIRFIELD  COUNTY. 

Ellsw. 

Niles.    Scat. 

Ellsworth. 

Niles* 

New  Haven, 

1346 

857        2 

Fairfield, 

141  maj. 
476 

Bethany, 

72 

166         1 

"Danbury, 

458 

Bran  ford, 

89 

160 

Bridgeport, 

440 

301 

Cheshire, 

202 

164 

Brookfield, 

143 

156 

Derby, 

301 

282 

Darien, 

114 

68 

East  Haven, 

83  maj. 

Greenwich, 

306 

315 

Guilford, 

257 

215 

Huntington, 

111 

140 

Hamden, 

115 

210 

New  Canaan, 

201 

180 

Madison, 

202 

158 

Newtown, 

310 

309 

Meriden, 

158 

203      25 

Norwalk, 

415 

189 

Middlebury, 

112 

42        1 

Reading, 

202 

126 

MiJford, 

396 

83 

Ridgefield, 

251 

177 

N.  Bran  ford, 

102 

105 

Stamford, 

358 

224 

North  Haven, 

149 

157 

Sherman, 

59 

116 

Orange, 

136 

83 

Stratford, 

193 

155 

Oxford, 

8  mai. 

Trumbull, 

141 

139 

Prospect, 

72 

63 

Weston, 

188 

223 

South  bury, 

30  maj. 

Wilton, 

209 

123 

Wallingford, 

188 

228 





Waterbury, 

398 

380 

4258 

3438 

Woodbridge, 

116 

83 

Ellsworth's  maj.  over  Niles,  820. 

Wolcott, 

65 

95 

4559 

3772      2£ 

LITCHFIELD  COUNTY. 

Ellsworth's  maj.  over 

■  Niles,  787. 

Litchfield, 

449 

437 

Barkhamsted, 

60  maj. 

NEW  LONDON  COUNTY. 

Canaan, 

198 

228 

New  London, 

385 

326 

Colebrook, 

96 

145 

Norwich, 

603 

392        2 

Cornwall, 

200 

172 

Bozrah, 

21  maj. 

Goshen, 

190 

100 

Colchester, 

202 

143 

Harwinton, 

146 

97 

East  Lyme, 

122 

88 

Kent, 

183 

189 

Franklin, 

96 

93 

New  Millford, 

412 

401 

Griswold, 

174 

99        2 

Norfolk, 

168 

99 

Groton, 

141 

210 

Plymouth, 

270 

222 

Lebanon, 

220 

222 

Roxbury, 

77 

130 

Ledyard, 

133 

152 

Salisbury, 

224 

240 

Lisbon, 

110 

98 

Sharon, 

245 

214 

Lyne, 

224 

191 

Torrington, 

214 

119 

Montville, 

176 

110 

Warren, 

74 

82 

N.  Stonington 

|   136 

221 

Washington, 

171 

168 

Preston, 

167 

152 

Watertown, 

184 

105 

Salem, 

93 

71 

Winchester, 

196 

174 

Stonington, 
Waterford, 

336 

207 
70  maj. 

Woodbury, 

159 

220 

3339     2845        4 
Ellsworth's  maj.  over  Niles,  494. 


3916  3539 

Ellsworth's  maj.  over  Niles,  377. 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


15 


CONNECTICUT— Continued. 


TOLLAND  COUNTY. 
Ellsworth. 

Niles. 

El 
Plainfield, 

Isworth. 
205 

Niles. 
180 

Tolland, 

174 

145 

Pomfret, 

201 

182 

Bolton, 

73 

85 

Sterling-, 

96 

106 

Columbia, 

56 

112 

Thompson, 

319 

323 

Coventry, 

220 

173 

Voluntown, 

76 

121 

Ellington, 

143 

101 

Windham, 

297 

315 

Hebron, 

196 

152 

Woodstock, 

348 

252 

Mansfield, 

245 

185 





Somers, 

161 

139 

2686 

2417 

Stafford, 

249 

246 

Ellsworth's  maj, 

,  over  Niles 

,269. 

Union, 

76 

71 

Vernon, 

199 

58 

MIDDLESEX  COUNTY. 

Willington, 

157 

100 

Middletown, 

641 

593 



i 

Chatham, 

214 

372 

1949 

1567 

Chester, 

83 

107 

Ellsworth's 

maj.  over  Niles 

,  382. 

Clinton, 

148 

87 

Durham, 

132 

134 

WINDHAM  COUNTY. 

East  H  add  am, 

272 

215 

Brooklyn, 

165 

109 

Haddam, 

248 

265 

Ashford, 

283 

214 

Killingworth, 

63 

160 

Canterbury, 

186 

131 

Say  brook, 

456 

342 

Chaplin, 

90 

83 





Hampton, 

91 

123 

2257 

2275 

Killingly, 

329 

278 

Niles's  maj.  over  Ellsworth,  18 

NEW  TORE. 


1836 

1838 

President. 

Governor. 

Lieut. 

Counties. 

Harrison. 

V.  Buren. 

Seward. 

Marcy. 

Bradish. 

W. 

V.  B. 

W. 

Albany, 

4261 

4947 

5657 

5151 

5680 

Alleghany, 

2696 

2615 

3281 

2640 

3289 

Broome, 

1465 

1642 

1893 

1790 

1889 

Cattaraugus, 

1489 

1888 

2181 

2132 

2189 

Cayuga, 

3724 

4284 

4642 

4431 

4616 

Chautauque, 

3895 

3095 

4944 

3035 

4943 

Chemung, 

1000 

1724 

1385 

2046 

1383 

Chenango, 

2734 

3612 

3898 

3582 

3917 

Clinton, 

854 

1331 

1355 

1576 

1402 

Columbia, 

3051 

3767 

4011 

4068 

4015 

Cortland, 

2017 

1724 

2210 

2010 

2318 

Delaware, 

800 

2823 

2375 

3356 

2387 

Dutchess, 

2366 

3973 

5213 

4690 

5221 

Erie, 

4882 

2661 

5448 

2822 

5169 

Essex, 

1855 

1603 

2067 

1658 

2077 

Franklin, 

910 

862 

1153 

950 

1179 

Fulton, 

1830 

1448 

1838 

Genesee, 

5060 

3271 

6347 

3312 

6375 

Gov. 
Tracy 
V.  B. 
5150 
2619 
1792 
2135 
4469 
3041 
2060 
3587 
1573 
4070 
2005 
3358 
4690 
2827 
1656 
893 
1454 
3332 


16 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  8140. 


NEW  YORK— Continued. 


Counties.   H 

arrison. 

V.Buren. 

Seward. 

Marcy. 

Bradish. 

Tracy. 

W. 

V.B. 

VV. 

V.B. 

Greene 

1883 

2976 

2752 

2770 

2756 

2773 

Herkimer 

1184 

3036 

2620 

3739 

2626 

3745 

Jefferson 

3761 

4595 

4980 

4468 

5008 

4520 

Kings 

1868 

2321 

2444 

2511 

2391 

2518 

Lewis 

411 

1094 

1156 

1308 

1181 

1308 

Livingston 

2643 

1902 

3389 

2201 

3392 

2205 

Madison 

1703 

2909 

3222 

3583 

3456 

3576 

Monroe 

4887 

3932 

5529 

4395 

5581 

4404 

Montgomery 

&  Hamilton 

3170 

4303 

2646 

3001 

2628 

3015 

New  York 

16348 

17417 

20203 

19382 

19216 

19562 

Niagara 

2267 

2143 

2497 

1949 

2518 

1958 

Oneida, 

3621 

5477 

5061 

6101 

5151 

6111 

Onondaga 

2981 

4776 

5683 

5664 

5707 

5663 

Ontario 

3435 

2731 

4224 

3073 

4256 

3073 

Orange 

2242 

3541 

3991 

4175 

3980 

4180 

Orleans 

1859 

1825 

2260 

1830 

2258 

1837 

Oswego 

1946 

3105 

3250 

3298 

3373 

3291 

Otsego 

2469 

4627 

4079 

4946 

4116 

4947 

Putnam 

236 

817 

687 

1120 

687 

1121 

Queens 

]399 

1654 

2151 

2211 

2142 

2208 

Rensselaer 

4634 

4981 

5450 

4907 

5462 

4928 

Richmond 

649 

649 

726 

742 

721 

742 

Rockland 

371 

1044 

561 

1208 

553 

1211 

Saratoga 

3013 

3339 

3862 

3579 

-  3882 

357S 

St.  Lawrence 

2235 

3089 

3465 

3863 

3475 

3866 

Schenectady 

1149 

1480 

1529 

1439 

1525 

1412 

Schoharie 

1422 

2437 

2691 

2841 

2688 

2862 

Seneca 

1501 

2036 

2101 

2232 

2095 

2238 

Steuben 

2384 

3650 

3279 

3675 

3251 

3703 

Suffolk 

1037 

2071 

1647 

2672 

1615 

2675 

Sullivan 

833 

1227 

1272 

1375 

1265 

1382 

Tioga 

1258 

1625 

1614 

1871 

1609 

1870 

Tompkins 

2786 

2935 

3444 

3211 

3441 

3222 

Ulster 

2167 

3658 

4207 

3241 

4158 

3274 

Warren, 

570 

1316 

966 

1243 

967 

1240 

Washington 

3593 

2592 

4402 

2607 

4408 

2639 

Wayne 

2653 

2968 

3522 

3600 

3538 

3599 

Westchester 

1749 

3009 

3480 

3886 

3471 

3901 

Yates 

1472 

1686 

1852 

1801 

1856 

1800 

Total,   138,543 

166,815 

m 

192,864 

182,942 

192,922  182,942 

Majority, 

28,5 

10,322 

9,98Q 

POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


17 


NEW  TTOB.K—  Continued, 

Statement  of  the  whole  number  of  votes  given  for  Senators  at  the 
General  Election  held  on  the  4th,  5th,  and  6th  days  of  November, 
1839. 


First  Senate  District. 


Second  Senate  District 


Tompkins. 

Hone. 

Hunter.  Van  Cortlandt. 

New  York 

19,897 

18,038 

Suffolk            2179 

1386 

Richmond 

797 

709 

Queens           2092 

2157 

Kings 

2,691 

2649 

Westchester  3427 
Rockland         965 
Putnam          1185 

3392 
423 

638 

23,385 

21,396 

Dutchess        4692 

5096 

Orange           4092 

3843 

Sullivan         1379 

1310 

Ulster             3658 

3907 

23,669 

22,152 

i 

Third  Senate  District. 

Humphrey. 

Sanford. 

Root.     Wilson.      Parker. 

Strong. 

Albany 

5769 

5754 

5698        5098        5095 

5093 

Delaware 

2617 

2613 

2616        3297        3309 

3293 

Greene 

2677 

2680 

2675        2971        2968 

2964 

Columbia 

4142 

4142 

4136        4066        4039 

4048 

Rensselaer 

5435 

5418 

5391        4774        4755 

4798 

Schoharie 

2542 

2543 

2527        2850        2859 

2846 

Schenectady 

1534 
24,716 

1525 

1508        1493        1492 

1491 

24,675 

24,551      24,549      24517 

24,533 

Fourth  Senate  District, 

Oswego             3223 

3094 

HoDkins.     Lawrence. 

Lewis                [1233 

1299 

Saratoga 

3903 

3574 

Jefferson            4323 

4674 

Montgomery 
Fulton  and 

2495 

2745 

Otsego               4617 

3544 

Hamilton 

1824 

1465 

22,793 

21,150 

Washington 
Warren 

4284 

2602 

1114 

1305 

Sixth  Senate  District. 

Clinton 

1445 

1533 

Dickinson.       Maxwell. 

Essex 

2128 

1626 

Chenango          3876 

3710 

Franklin 

1169 

946 

Broome             2014 

1866 

St.  Lawrence 

3195 

3668 

Tompkins          3409 

3275 

Herkimer 

2455 

3469 

Chemung  ,        1312 
Tioga                1714 

2145 
1605 

24,012 

22,933 

Steuben              2943 
Livingston         3176 

3838 
2188 

Fifth  Senate  District. 

Allegany            3161 

2810 

Ely. 

Brackett. 

Cattaraugus      2288 

2080 

Oneida 

6072 

5588 



Madison 


3325 


2951 

2# 


23,893        23,517 


18 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR   1840. 


XraWlTOB  K— Continued. 


Seventh  Senate  District. 


Eighth  Senate  District. 


Sibley. 

Lee. 

Dixon. 

Ellwood, 

Wayne 

3466 

3413 

Chautauque 

3815 

2478 

Ontario 

3901 

3002 

Erie 

4096 

2610 

Yates 

1792 

1874 

Genesee 

4775 

2963 

Seneca 

2027 

2257 

Monroe 

5096 

3937 

Cayuga 

4436 

4499 

Orleans 

1966 

1650 

Onondaga 

6117 

5871 

Niagara 

2179 

1965 

Cortland 

2310 

1915 

91  Q97 

IS  fiQ3 

24,049         22,831 


NEW  JERSEY. 


1836. 

1838. 

1839. 

1838. 

1839. 

President. 

Governor. 

WHOLE  NO.  OF  VOTES. 

Counties. 

Harr. 

V.  Buren. 

W. 

V.  B. 

Bergen 

1716 

1942 

1501 

1585 

3225 

2829 

Passaic 

(new 

county) 

1212 

888 

2170 

1920 

Essex 

4343 

3334 

4045 

2181 

6530 

5317 

Middlesex 

2002 

1719 

1755 

1623 

3335 

3389 

Somerset 

1436 

1343 

1518 

1263 

2882 

2715 

Monmouth 

2344 

2519 

2673 

2724 

5572 

4964 

Morris 

1801 

1774 

2359 

2174 

4396 

4257 

Hunterdon 

2114 

2349 

1675 

1935 

4275 

3001 

Warren 

1041 

1604 

* 

3183 

2590 

Sussex 

910 

2389 

975 

1044 

3589 

1067 

Gloucester 

2377 

2203 

* 

3255 

2401 

Atlantic 

(new 

county) 

504 

500 

1170 

776 

Burlington 

3032 

2123 

2750 

2099 

4983 

4547 

Cumberland  11 

993 

1189 

1149 

2413 

2334 

Salem 

1334 

1036 

1270 

1365 

2581 

2593 

Cape  May 

489 

234 

429 
25,322 

45 

593 

321 

Total, 

26,137 

25,592 

21,788 

56,803 

47,751 

Majority, 

545 

3535 
Did  not  vote, 

47,751 

9052 

*  No  contest  this  year. 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


19 


Pennsylvania. 


1836. 

1838. 

President. 

Governor. 

Counties. 

Harrison. 

V.  Buren. 

Ritner. 

Porter. 

Adams 

1520 

1186 

3310 

1535 

Allegany 

3623 

3074 

4038 

4505 

Armstrong- 

1014 

1528 

1510 

2781 

Beaver 

2077 

1075 

2457 

1931 

Berks 

1584 

4967 

3215 

7101 

Bedford 

1920 

1587 

2386 

2478 

Bradford 

1521 

1462 

2219 

2420 

Bucks 

3289 

3081 

4147 

4553 

Butler 

1166 

1008 

1705 

1653 

Cambria 

554 

450 

762 

844 

Centre 

924 

1809 

1467 

2589 

Chester 

3981 

3277 

4971 

4527 

Clearfield 

284 

499 

474 

792 

Columbia 

544 

1560 

1088 

2616 

Crawford 

1232 

.1614 

1957 

2304 

Cumberland 

1696 

1904 

2316 

2743 

Dauphin 

1993 

1372 

2550 

2164 

Delaware 

1224 

1030 

1731 

1263 

Erie 

2134 

1312 

2747 

1565 

Fayette 

1669 

2016 

1984 

2788 

Franklin 

2575 

2155 

2560 

2815 

Greene 

915 

1138 

1027 

1768 

Huntingdon 

2628 

1340 

3687 

2761 

Indiana 

1169 

'    692 

1723 

1262 

Jefferson 

229 

244 

421 

591 

Juniata 

596 

627 

863 

1049 

Lancaster 

6250 

4144 

8558 

5503 

Lebanon 

1487 

1168 

2228 

1543 

Lehigh 

1784 

1987 

2349 

2460 

Luzerne 

1415 

2008 

2592 

3132 

Lycoming 

938 

1705 

1553 

2496 

M'Kean 

127 

219 

Mercer 

1991 

1253 

2935 

2325 

Mifflin 

748 

917 

1059 

1227 

Monroe 

166 

796 

366 

1223 

Montgomery 

2409 

3446 

3748 

4558 

Northampton 

1426 

2378 

2566 

3635 

Northumberland 

712 

1421 

1164 

2144 

Perry 

473 

1107 

883 

1916 

Philadelphia  City 

5747 

3028 

7203 

31 55 

Philadelphia  County 

6536 

7957 

6187 

7982 

Pike  ; 

42 

358 

117 

521 

Potter 

145 

312 

68 

276 

Schuylkill 

687 

1380 

1508 

2274 

Somerset 

1905 

511 

2244 

883 

Susquehanna 

856 

1145 

1264 

1530 

20  POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 

PEXTirSiri.Vil.XTXA— Continued. 

President.  Governor. 

Counties.                         Harrison.  V.  Buren.  Ritner.           Porter. 

Tioga                                400  1027  594            1448 

Union                              1328  1143  2270            1505 

Venango                            600  967  828            1765 

Warren                              254  498  542               700 

Washington                    2805  2445  3528            3461 

Wayne                              340  724  538            1062 

Westmoreland                 1725  2878  2315            4561 

York                               2005  2756  3257            4196 

Total                        87,111  91,475           122,325        127,821 

Majority                             4,364  5,496 

Congressional  Election,  1838. 

Districts.  Whig.  Van  Buren.    Members. 

1.  Philadelphia  Co.,  South wark,  &c.    2994  3675  1 

2.  Philadelphia  City  7132  3152            2 

3.  Philad'a.  Co.,  N.  Liberties,  &c.        6670  5894 

4.  Delaware  1731  1265) 
Chester  4917  4573  V         3 
Lancaster  8544  5514  \ 

5.  Montgomery  3723  4527 

6.  Bucks  4138  4464 

7.  Northampton  2581  3539 
Wayne  599  1050 
Pike  and  Monroe  492  lb*00 ! 

8.  Lehigh  2359  2411  t 
Schuylkill  1517  2225  C 

9.  Berks  3212  7030 

10.  Dauphin  2800  1970 1 
Lebanon  2200  1544  C 

11.  York  3220  4197 

12.  Franklin  2558  2830  j 
Adams  3180  1673  ( 

13.  Cumberland  2370  2670 
Ferry  914  1844 
Juniata  861  1056 ' 

14.  Mifflin  1030  1250  ] 
Huntingdon  3766  2690 
Centre  1492  2570 ' 

15.  Luzerne  2466  3010  j 
Columbia  1483  2145  ( 

16.  Lycoming  2071  2465 ) 
Union  2230  1580  V 
Northumberland  1110  2180  S 

17.  Bradford  2114  21101 
Susquehanna  1200  1515  | 
Tioga  697  1250  I 
Potter  and  M'Kean  343  272  J 


8 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


21 


CON 

GRESSIC 

)NAL 

ELECTION- 

—Continued. 

Districts. 

Whig. 

Van  Buren. 

Members. 

lb.  Bedford 

2191 

2463  ) 

Somerset 

2162 

837  V 

1 

Cambria 

753 

858  S 

19.  Westmoreland 

2130 

4554  1 
1246  ( 

1 

Indiana 

1654 

20.  Fayette 

1851 

2616  i 
1882  \ 

1 

Green 

792 

21.  Washington 

i 

3487 

3508 

1 

22.  Alleghany 

6090 

4391 

1 

23.  Butler 

1589 

17441 

Clearfield 

381 

806  [ 

1 

Jefferson 

324 

591  f 

Armstrong 

1331 

2553  J 

24.  Beaver 

2401 

1954  I 
2376  ( 

1 

Mercer 

2864 

25.  Crawford 

1958 

22291 

Erie 

2617 

1611  ! 

1 

Warren 

465 

731  f 

1624  J 

129,315 

Venango 

Total 

880 

124,520 

Van  Buren  majority 

4,795 

Congress,  1836 

84,580 

100,060 

Increased  Vote 

39,940 

29,160 

Whig  gain 

in  2  years 

\ 

10,785 

DELAWARE. 

1836. 

1838. 

President. 

Congress. 

Counties. 

Harrison. 

Van  Buren. 

Milliean. 

Robinson. 

W. 

V.B. 

New  Castle 

1671 

1814 

1604 

1812 

Kent 

1205 

1039 

1220 

1134 

Sussex 

1857 

1300 

1575 

1497 

Total, 

4733 

4153 

4399 

4449 

Majority, 

580 

50 

MARYLAND, 


1836. 

1838. 

President. 

Governor. 

Counties. 

Harrison. 

Van  Buren. 

Slade. 

Grayson. 

Allegany 

926 

705 

872 

988 

Annapolis  City 

156 

129 

146 

741 

Anne  Arundel 

1092 

882 

1261 

1173 

Baltimore  City 

5630 

5740 

6191 

6074 

Baltimore  County 

1069 

2482 

1477 

245g 

Calvert 

363 

284 

415 

357 

22 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1S40. 


MARirXi.AJNl>MContiniied« 


Counties.                Harrison 

Van  Buren.                  Slade.             < 

Srayson. 

Caroline                     576 

492                     583 

577 

Carroll                            (new  coun 

ty)                        1343 

1646 

Cecil                        1020 

1092                    1251 

1356 

Charles                       514 

356                      715 

510 

Dorchester                 966 

694                    1113 

847 

Frederick                 3130 

3015                    2532 

2532 

Harford                    1080 

920                    1129 

1255 

Kent                          589 

367                     530 

544 

Montgomery              936 

515                      852 

742 

Prince  George's         728 

450                      778 

684 

Queen  Anne's            637 

517                      641 

686 

Somerset                  1030 

523                      163  maj. 

St.  Mary's        '          643 

190                     794 

449 

Talbot                        656 

479                     599 

-     732 

Washington              2079 

1995                    1966 

2226 

Worcester                 1032 

541                      379 

Total,                25,852 

22,168                 25,730 

25,971 

Harrison's  majority,     3684. 

Grayson's  majority,  241, 

CONGRESS— 1839. 

First  District. 

W. 

V.B. 

VV.      Ind. 

V.  B. 

Anne  Arundle  1274 

1254 

Somerset           1001      27 

963 





Dorchester          170  m. 

:  7642 

8018 

Worcester         1079        6 

875 





Fifth  District. 

2248     33 

1838 

Montgomery        9"2 

699 

Carroll                 830 

699 

Second  District. 

Frederick           1583 

1167 

Cecil                  1147 

1333 





Kent                    515 

675 

3325 

2535 

Queen  Anne's      643 

716 

Caroline               583 

607 

Sixth  District. 

Talbot                  663 

705 

Frederick            846 

1245 





Washington       1927 

2045 

4651 

4836 

Allegany              931 

989 

Third  District. 

3704 

4279 

Harford                938 

1236 

Carroll                1421 

705 

Seventh  District. 

Baltimore            1019 

1983 

Prince  George's  126  maj, 





St.  Mary's            100    " 

2378 

3924 

Calvert                   25    " 

Charles                770 

500 

Fourth  District. 





Baltimore  City  6218 

6608 

521  majority. 

Annapolis            150 

156 

POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 
MARYLAND— Continued. 


23 


First    District. 
Second      do. 


Third 

Fourth 

Fiflh 
Sixth 
Seventh 


do. 

do. 

do. 
do. 
do. 


ELECTED. 

John  Dennis,  (Whig.) 

P.  Thomas,  (Van  Buren.) 

J.  T.  H.  Worthington,  (Van  Buren.) 

SJ.  Carroll,  (Van  Buren.) 
S.  Hillen,  Jun.,  (Van  Buren.) 
William  Cost  Johnson,  (Whig.) 
Francis  Thomas,  (Van  Buren.) 
Daniel  Jenifer,  (Whig.) 


VIRGINIA. 


1836. 

1840. 

Districts. 

White. 

Van  Bur*>n. 

Whig. 

V.  B. 

Banks 

878 

1513 

1426 

1736 

Botts 

1221 

858 

1315 

550 

Beirne 

1738 

1804 

2333 

1597 

Coles 

1302 

1738 

1540 

1219 

Craig 

1619 

2331 

2617 

2185 

Dromgoole 

683 

1041 

1908 

1356 

Garland 

1060 

1908 

1800 

1242 

Goggin 

1274 

1519 

1776 

1092 

Hill 

999 

1289 

1447 

1383 

Holleman 

1043 

669 

2002 

1833 

Hopkins 

400 

2873 

1434 

2703 

Hunter 

671 

960 

1135 

1114 

Johnson 

1358 

1762 

2131 

2270 

Jones 

624 

1105 

719 

887 

Lucas 

1503 

1560 

2367 

2072 

McCarty 

1614 

793 

1779 

840 

Rives 

628 

963 

899 

1233 

Samuels 

973 

2800 

1446 

2209 

Steenrod 

1554 

2440 

2559 

2558 

Taliaferro 

827 

883 

1239 

1181 

Wise 

1439 

325 

1730 

435 

Total 

23,402 

31,134 

34,402 

31,695 

Mr.  Van  Buren's  majority  in  1836, 

7732 

Harrison's  in  1840, 

2707 

HARRISON  NETT  GAIN, 


10,439 


By  the  aid  of  several  members  of  Congress  I  have  been  put  in  the 
possession  of  the  means  of  preparing  as  nearly  exact  an  estimate  as 
possible  of  the  vote  of  Virginia.  It  has  been  carefully  revised,  and  if 
there  are  any  errors  in  it  they  are  all  in  favor  of  the  Administration, 
and  not  of  the  Whigs.  The  votes  marked  with  a  star  are  those  of  pre- 
vious years,  in  cases  where  there  was  no  contest  this  year,  and  of 
course  are,  to  a  certain  extent,  not  so  favorable  to  the  Whigs  as  they 
would  be  had  they  voted  this  year. 


24 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


VIRGIN  J  A-C  on  t  i  nu  c  d. 

1836* 

1840 

• 

Counties.                             White. 

Van  Buren. 

Whig. 

>.B. 

District  op 

Banks,  V. 

B. 

Spottsylvania                            207 

282 

371 

338 

Orange  and  Greene                  213 

386 

*251 

*326 

Madison                                      32 

307 

*84 

*482 

Culpepper                                  251 

342 

401 

295 

Rappahannock                          171 

196 

319 

295 

Total 


878 


1513 


Charles  City 


Total 


103 
1221 


31 

.858 


Monroe 
Greenbrier 
Giles  and  Mercer 
Nicholas  and  ) 
Fayette  £ 

Kenhawa 
Logan 
Cabell 

Total 


223 

558 

371 

212 

159 

254 

119 

53 

120 

136 

497 

228 

57 

157 

192 

206 

1738 


1804 


Campbell 

Halifax 

Pittsylvania 


District  of  Coles,  V.  B. 

478  477 
183  732 
641     529 


Total 


1302 


1738 


District  of  Craig,  V.  B. 


Augusta 

821 

302 

Rockbridge 

408 

379 

Botetourt  and  ) 
Roanoke          \ 

181 

799 

Alleghany 

30 

153 

Montgomery  &  Pulaski 

163 

389 

Floyd 

16 

309 

1426 


1736 


District  of  Botts,  Whig. 

Richmond  City  455  138 

Henrico  287  246 

Hanover  267  386 

New  Kent  and  J  108  57 


418  51 

503  329 
30  maj. 

364  170 


1315 


550 


District  of  Beirne,  V.  B. 


417     431 

468     173 

*159   f  *254 

563  maj. 

467     222 
maj  *51 


*259 
2333 


466 
1597 


612 

367 

250 

495 

678 

357 

1540 


1219 


*82l 

*302 

565 

478 

408 

472 

219 

231 

84 

148 

383 

227 

137 

227 

Total 


1619 


2331 


2617 


2185 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 
iTtRCHETlA— Continued. 

District  of  Dromgoole,  V.  B. 


Total 


683 


1041 


1008 


25 


Districts. 

White. 

Van  Buren. 

Whig. 

V.B. 

Brunswick 

177 

258 

182 

320 

Dinwiddie 

168 

161 

325 

355 

Lunenburg" 

132 

202 

210 

280 

Mechienburg 

206 

420 

293 

401 

1356 


Albemarle 

Amherst 

Nelson 

Louisa 

Fluvanna 


District  of  Garland,  Whig. 


Total 


^524 


1060 


676 
255 
219 

458 
300 

1908 


J 


1800 


482 
311 


1242 


District  of  Goggin>  Whig. 


Bedford 

511            482 

595 

283 

Franklin 

348            530 

547 

442 

Henry 

238            213 

277 

215 

Patrick 

177            294 

357 

152 

— —            * 

*■ 

i  ■    -' 

Total 

1274          1519 
District  of  Hill,  Whig. 

1776 

1092 

Charlotte 

245            332 

343 

337 

Prince  Edward 

216            273 

298 

282 

Cumberland 

241            216 

302 

262 

Buckingham 

297            468 

504 

502 

Total 


999 


1289 


1447 


1383 


District  of  Holleman,  V.  B. 


Isle  of  Wight 
Princess  Ann 
Nansemond 
Norfolk  Borough 
Norfolk  County- 
Elizabeth  City 

Total 


49 

253 

*62 

*517 

195 

56 

377 

281 

185 

76 

386 

294 

234 

99 

435 

232 

320 

163 

631 

458 

60 

22 

111 

51 

1043 


669 


2002 


1833 


POLITIC AI,  REGISTER  FOR  1840, 


Districts. 
Wythe 
Grayson 
Smyth 
Tazewell 
Washington 
Russell 
Scott 
•  Lee 


VIRGINTA—Continued. 

District  of  Hopkins,  V.  B. 


Total 


White. 

V.  Buren. 

Whig'. 

V.B, 

112 

369 

301 

283 

59 

377 

maj.  290 

76 

229 

251 

281 

2 

259 

*138 

*396 

70 

608 

253 

409 

9 

385 

373 

518 

10 

316 

118 

413 

62 

330 

*113 

400 


2873 


1434 


2703 


District  of  Hunter,  Whig. 


Caroline 

Essex 

King  William 

Kings  and  Queens 

Middlesex 

Total 


219 

317 

130 

87 

61 

815 

199 

275 

62 

96 

671 


960 


464 

127  maj. 
*139 
302 
103 

1135 


m 

*220 
314 
118 

1114 


District  of  Johnson,  V.  B. 


Harrison 
Lewis  and  ) 
Braxton      £ 
Pocahontas 
Randolph 
Mason  and  ) 
Jackson       i 
Wood 

Total 


246 

601 

*593 

*722 

144 
15 

243 
42 

*159 

*285 

28 

145 

110 

171 

293 

160 

409 

280 

204 

170 

262  ' 

215 

113 

152 

132 

200 

315 

249 

466 

897 

1358 


1762 


2131 


2270 


District  of  Jones,  V.  B. 


Amelia 

83 

120 

229 

Powhatan 

161 

176 

214 

Chesterfield 

243 

353 

Nottaway 

70 

174 

209 

Goochland 

77 

282 

*67 

252 

106 

maj.  40 

207 

*282 


Total 


624 


1105 


719 


887 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


27 


VIRGIWIA-Continucd. 

District  of 

Lucas,  V. 

B. 

Districts. 

White. 

Van  Buren. 

Whig. 

V.  B. 

Jefferson 

400 

269 

519 

378 

Frederick 

281 

518 

595 

653 

Morgan 

46 

100 

195 

135 

Berkeley 

380 

266 

474 

372 

Hampshire 

396 

407 

584 

534 

Total 


1503 


1560 


2367 


District  op  Rives,  V.  B. 


Total  973  2800  1146 

District  op  Steenrod,  V.  B. 


Total  1554  2440  2559 

District  of  Taliaferro,  Whig. 


2072 


Southampton 

185 

192 

355 

369 

Prince  George 

71 

154 

142 

225 

Sussex 

46 

213 

#64 

*265 

Surry 

41 

108 

*118 

*157 

Greenville 

102 

171 

maj.  53 

Petersburg 

183 

125 

220 

164 

Total 

628 

963 

899 

1233 

District 

of  Samuels,  V. 

B. 

Clark  and  Warren 

158 

301 

maj.  20 

Shenandoah 

52 

735 

*52 

*735 

Rockingham 

129 

792 

252 

469 

Page 

18 

247 

*94 

*258 

Hardy 

285 

137 

319 

160 

Pendleton 

217 

382 

*243 

*365 

Bath 

114 

206 

186 

192 

2209 


Monongalia 

309 

968 

820 

1021 

Brooke 

181 

413 

338 

406 

Ohio 

536 

239 

446 

156 

Tyler 

143 

223 

372 

280 

Marshall 

229 

297 

427 

395 

Preston 

156 

300 

*156 

*300 

2558 


Lancaster 

93 

76 

*153 

*98 

Richmond 

115 

108 

*171 

*136 

Northumberland 

77 

185 

118 

197 

Westmoreland 

150 

52 

*230 

*61 

King  George 

148 

52 

169 

136 

Stafford 

147 

188 

242 

271 

Prince  William 

96 

232 

146 

282 

Total 


827 


883 


1239 


1181 


28 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


VIRG-INIA-Contiitued. 

District  op  Wise,  Whig. 


Districts. 
Accomac 
Gloucester 
Warwick 
James  City        j 
York  and 
Williamsburg   \ 
Matthews 
Northampton 

Total 


White. 

Van  Buren. 

Whig,           T.  B. 

617 

30 

806    #        150 

177 

126 

12  maj. 

60 

21 

110              51 

131 

3 

234 

11 

179                1 
88                2 

61 

131 

175            192 

284 

6 

229              36 

1433 


325 


1730 


District  of  JVPCarty,  Whig. 


Fairfax 

Fauquier 

Loudon 


435 


230 

176 

270 

279 

429 

363 

554 

307 

955 

254 

*955 

*254 

Total 


16J4 


793 


1779 


740 


GEORGIA. 


1836. 

1S36. 

President. 

President. 

White. 

V.  B. 

\\  hlie. 

V.  B. 

Appling 

22 

34 

Early 

48  ' 

151 

Baker 

Effingham 

132 

81 

Baldwin 

499 

502 

Elbert 

549 

77 

Bibb 

654 

625 

Emauuel 

5 

55 

Bryan 

45 

29 

Fayette 

190 

307 

Bulloch 

0 

217 

Floyd 

87 

1 36 

Burke 

316 

136 

Forsyth 

132 

258 

Butts 

210 

259 

Franklin 

209 

484 

Camden 

101 

113 

Gilmer 

48 

78 

Campbell 

146 

996 

Glynn 

52 

31 

Carroll 

121 

402 

Greene 

551 

31 

Cass 

205 

328 

Gwinnett 

543 

632 

Chatham 

351 

527 

Habersham 

241 

576 

Cherokee 

140 

494 

Hall 

291 

473 

Clark 

461 

313 

Hancock 

343 

243 

Cobb 

119 

197 

Harris 

606 

330 

Columbia 

281 

106 

Heard 

204 

244 

Coweta 

447 

407 

Henry 

584 

392 

Crawford 

246 

373 

Houston 

560 

450 

Decatur 

254 

146 

Irwin 

4 

77 

De  Kalb 

387 

467 

Jackson 

297 

484 

Dooly 

116 

162 

Jasper 

596 

406 

POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


29 


GXM 

yuaiA 

.—Continued* 

White. 

V.  B. 

White. 

V.B. 

Jefferson 

526 

119 

Richmond 

501 

324 

Jones 

375 

350 

Scriven 

197 

135 

Laurens 

288 

I 

Stewart 

355 

374 

Lee 

113 

57 

Sumpter 

239 

159 

Liberty 

126 

89 

Talbot 

653 

G21 

Lincoln 

234 

155 

Taliaferro 

361 

25 

Lowndes 

163 

73 

Tattnall 

149 

13 

Lumpkin 

269 

599 

Telfair 

91 

44 

Madison 

221 

159 

Thomas 

202 

22 

Marion 

347 

215 

Troup 

945 

219 

M'Intosh 

54 

38 

Twiggs 

295 

303 

Merri  wether 

359 

509 

Union 

Monroe 

710 

568 

Upson 

489 

297 

Montgomery 

67 

11 

Walton 

306 

538 

Morgan, 

341 

171 

Ware 

Murray 

23 

128 

Warren 

337 

317 

Muscogee 

711 

325 

Washington 

360 

375 

Newton 

636 

337 

Wayne 

0 

56 

Oglethorpe 

286 

76 

Wilkes 

355 

474 

Paulding 

Wilkinson 

231 

252 

Pike 

287 

427 

Walker 

122 

159 

Pljlaqlri 

119 

149 

-■-    UluoAl 

Putnam 

446 

248 

Total 

24,876 

22,104 

Rabun 

6 

199 

Majority 

2,772 

Randolph 

193 

239 

ELECTION  FOR  MEMBERS  OF  CONGRESS,  1838 

State  Rights, 

Union. 

State  Rights. 

Union. 

Alford. 

Coffee. 

Alford. 

Coffee. 

Appling 

89 

129 

De  Kalb 

501 

747 

Baker 

36 

157 

Dooly 

100 

307 

Baldwin 

305 

278 

Early 

56 

239 

Bibb 

559 

550 

Effingham 

163 

121 

Bryan 

76 

61 

Elbert 

802 

115 

Bulloch 

10 

329 

Emanuel 

70 

188 

Burke 

561 

108 

Fayette 

259 

410 

Butts 

215 

376 

Floyd 

100 

229 

Camden 

140 

155 

Forsyth 

205 

362 

Campbell 

148 

454 

Franklin 

309 

814 

Carroll 

113 

512 

Gilmer 

29 

120 

Cass 

256 

335 

Glynn 

72 

26 

Chatham 

305 

468 

Greene 

762 

36 

Cherokee 

150 

332 

Gwinnett 

776 

841 % 

Clark 

548 

339 

Habersham 

317 

6G9 

Cobb 

170 

371 

Hall 

266 

702: 

Columbia 

414 

254 

Hancock 

425 

284 

Coweta 

402 

522 

Harris 

655 

413 

Crawford 

327 

499 

Heard 

248 

335 

Decatur 

314 

202 

Henry 

687 

629 

3* 

so 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


GEORGIA— Continued. 


Houston 
Irwin 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Jefferson 
Jones 
Laurens 
Lee 
Liberty 
Lincoln 
Lowndes 
Lumpkin 
Madison 
Marion 
M'Intosh 
Merriwether 
Monroe 
Montgomery- 
Morgan 
Murray- 
Muscogee 
Newton 
Oglethorpe 
Paulding 
Pike 
Pulaski 
Putnam 

At  the  election  for  Governor  in  1839,  the  vote  was  as  follows: 
Dougherty,  Whig  23428  M'Donald,  V.  B.  23803 

M'Donald's  majority  375 


Slate  Rights, 

Union, 

State  Rights. 

Union, 

Alford. 

Coffee. 

Alford. 

Coffee. 

504 

608 

Rabun 

4 

283 

30 

77 

Randolph 

234 

345 

259 

455 

Richmond 

425 

364 

578 

408 

Scriven 

241 

194 

488 

75 

Stewart 

363 

498 

429 

453 

Sumpter 

337 

277 

409 

00 

Talbot 

700 

822 

146 

116 

Taliaferro 

428 

16 

159 

107 

Tattnall 

165 

00 

274 

209 

Telfair 

101 

88 

220 

163 

Thomas 

357 

70 

218 

599 

Troup 

866 

237 

263 

278 

Twiggs 

313 

399 

408 

304 

Union 

7 

264 

28 

95 

Upson 
Walton 

551 

358 

573 

591 

454 

668 

802 

752 

Ware 

10 

20 

163 

00 

Warren 

470 

499 

408 

258 

Washington 

497 

479 

14 

239 

Wayne 

33 

96 

805 

515 

Wilkes 

357 

460 

633 

346 

Wilkinson 

335 

115 

485 

77 

Walker 

139 

333 

112 
232 

118 
362 

Total 

28946 

28606 

185 

250 

Majority 

340 

584 

157 

NORTH  CAROLINA. 


November 

,  1836. 

Dist.    Counties, 

White 

V.  B. 

Dist.    Counties. 

1.  Pasquotank 

200 

155 

Hyde 

Currituck 

33 

424 

Edgecombe 

Perquimons 

166 

50 

Tyrrel 

Camden 

157 

88 

Washington 

Chowan 

203 

140 

4.  Craven 

Gates 

103 

281 

Carteret 

Hertford 

253 

214 

Greene 

2.  Halifax 

495 

330 

Johnston 

Northampton 

359 

183 

Jones 

Bertie 

312 

442 

Lenoir 

Martin 

179 

559 

Wayne 

3.  Beaufort 

616 

180 

5.  New  Hanover 

■      Pitt 

377 

368 

Onslow 

VThite 

V.  B. 

169 

74 

90 

1175 

189 

35 

193 

48 

187 

323 

123 

152 

143 

178 

306 

448 

155 

90 

172 

281 

162 

551 

150 

735 

140 

446 

POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


31 


NORTH  CAROLINA-Continuca. 


November,  1836. 

Dist.   Counties. 

White 

V.B.   Dist.    Counties. 

Whi 

V.B. 

Duplin 

197 

682       Stokes 

684 

978 

Sampson 

257 

559  10.  Chatham 

718 

599 

Bladen 

195 

263       Randolph 

349 

180 

Columbus 

112 

159        Rowan 

103 

108 

Brunswick 

123 

88       Davidson 

593 

109 

6.  Warren 

86 

661 11.  Lincoln 

591 

1386 

Granville 

664 

494       Mecklenburg 

712 

985 

Franklin 

283 

584       Cabarrus 

440 

231 

Nash 

95 

481 12.  Ashe 

297 

345 

7.  Cumberland 

418 

657       Wilkes 

741 

209 

Anson 

689 

299       Surry 

617 

865 

Moore 

181 

498       Iredell 

772 

337 

Montgomery 

644 

106  13.  Buncombe 

724 

350 

Robeson 

293 

472       Burke 

744 

332 

Richmond 

438 

57        Rutherford 

529 

449 

8.  Orange 

905 

1103        Macon 

182 

288 

Wake 

665 

813       Haywood 

136 

205 

Person 

160 

507       Yancy 

138 

267 

9.  Guilford 

788 

335           Total 

26,91 

23,626 

Rockingham 

223 

860           Majority 

3,284 

Caswell 

167 

1055 

CONGRESS— 1839. 

First  District. 

Third  District. 

W. 

V.B. 

W. 

V.B. 

Rayner.     Sawyer. 

Stanly. 

Hal!. 

Currituck 

114 

557     Edgecombe 

Ill 

1392 

Camden 

475 

135     Pitt 

636 

571 

Pasquotank 

629 

202     Beaufort 

901 

378 

Perquimons 

477 

269      Washington 

402 

77 

Chowan 

259 

233     Hyde 

600 

81 

Gates 

316 

383     Tyrrell 

448 

55 

Hertford 

365 

230 

. 

_ 

3098 

2554 

2635 

2009 

2009     Stanly's  maj. 

544 

* 

Fourth  District. 

626 

W. 

V.B. 

Biddle.    Shepard. 

Second  District. 

Wayne 

151 

721 

W 

V.B 

Johnston 

344 

567 

Long.     Bynum.         Jones 

235 

124 

Halifax          185 

maj. 

Craven 

618 

567 

Northampton 

121 

maj.     Greene 

285 

248 

Bertie 

99 

"        Lenoir 

195 

325 

Martin 

271 

M        Carteret 

347 

338 

491 

2175 

2890 

Bynum's  maj. 

306 

Shepard's  maj. 

'.  M 

715 

32 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


NORTH  CAROLINA-  Continued. 


Fifth  District. 

Ninth  District. 

W. 

w.                      w. 

V.B. 

McKay. 

Hill.                     A.  H.  Shepperd 

1.  Hill. 

New  Hanover       487 

54     Guilford             2119 

425 

Onslow                  374 

.62     Caswell                           mai.  847 

Bladen                  265 

41      Rockingham       507 

939 

Duplin                  409 

54     Stokes                 850 

1322 

Sampson               474 

102                              



Columbus              170 

3476 

3533 

Brunswick             142 

22                            Hill's  mai. 

47 

In  this  district,  there  was  no  op- 

position, but  313  votes  were  cast                  Tenth  District. 

for  Dr.  F.  J.  Hill,  (Whig,)  which,                               W. 

W. 

taken  from  the  2,321  votes  received                           Fisher.  Henderson. 

by  Gen.  McKay  leaves  his 

majority  Rowan                   884 

508 

in  the  district  2,008. 

Davidson               978 

740 

Chatham                590 

812 

Sixth  District. 

Randolph              668 

885 

V.B. 

V.  B.     Davie                    433 

455 

Hawkins. 

Hilliard.                            

— — — 

Franklin               357 

470                                3553 

3370 

Nash                      226 

529         Fisher's  maj.     183 

Warren                 534 

61 

Granville               308 

561                   Eleventh  District, 



W. 

V.B. 

1625 

1621                                  Edney. 

Connor* 

1621 

Lincoln                 942 

1655 



Cabarrus                747 

381 

Hawkins'  maj.         4 

Mecklenburg        815 

1005 

Seventh  District. 

2504 

3041 

W. 

V.B. 

2504 

Deberry, 

Morris. 



Cumberland          426 

918                       Connor's  maj. 

537 

Robeson                420 

435 

Richmond             571 

108                     Twelfth  District. 

Moore                   364 

535         Graham,  (Whig,)  elected  with- 

Anson                   947 

471      out  opposition. 

Montgomery        970 

240 



Thirteenth  District. 

Deberry's  maj.     991 

W. 

V.B. 

Williams.  Murchison. 

Eighth  District. 

Ashe                 297 

664 

W. 

V.B.     Iredell             1092 

431 

Haywood.  Montgomery.  Surry                 787 

1020 

Wake              980 

904     Wilkes              724 

616 

Orange                           maj.  170 



Person                              " 

269                            2900 

2731 

1343                  ,          1 

2731 

Montgomery's  maj, 

,    363     Williams' maj.  169     . 

POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


33 


SOUTH  CAROLINA. 

In  1836  this  state  gave  her  vote  to  Wilie  P.  Mangum  of  North  Ca- 
rolina as  President,  and  John  Tyler  of  Virginia  as  Vice  President. 
Since  then  Mr.  Calhoun  has  gone  over  to  the  Van  Buren  party,  and 
consequently  the  state,  which  at  all  times  follows  him,  has  arranged 
itself  with  that  party.  In  this  state  Presidential  Electors  are  elected 
by  the  Legislature,  and  there  has  been  no  test  of  the  strength  of  par- 
ties in  the  state  for  some  years.  The  "  Great  Nullifier,"  has  com- 
pletely nullified  the  state. 


ALABAMA. 


1836. 


1836. 


Counties. 

White. 

V.  B. 

White. 

V.  B. 

Autauga 

609 

565 

Marengo 

523 

422 

Baldwin 

43 

74 

Madison 

426 

1678 

Barbour 

320 

291 

Morgan 

476 

568 

Benton 

287 

637 

Marion 

142 

300 

Bibb 

97 

297 

Montgomery 

943 

723 

Blount 

55 

480 

Monroe 

447 

307 

Butler 

341 

143 

Mobile 

739 

866 

Chambers 

(no  return) 

Marshall 

101 

539 

Clarke 

143 

386 

Macon 

150 

34 

Conecuh 

285 

88 

Perry 

827 

290 

Covington 

62 

27 

Pike 

313 

304 

Coosa 

55 

130 

Pickens 

469 

432 

Dallas 

.916 

457 

Shelby 

345 

198 

Dale 

(no  return) 

St.  Clair 

26 

464 

De  Kalb 

42 

378 

Sumpter 

789 

631 

Cherokee 

242 

189 

Tuscaloosa 

731 

841 

Franklin 

397 

503 

Talladega 

376 

413 

Fayette 

96 

580 

Talapqosa 
Russell^" 

98 

63 

Greene 

1116 

672 

154 

40 

Henry 

118 

131 

Randolph 

63 

56 

Jackson 

89 

1626~ 

Walker 

76 

110 

Jefferson 

230 

538 

Washington 

90 

166 

Lawrence 

564 

600 

Wilcox 

607 

242 

TjI  mp^tnnp 

319 

715 
917 

Lauderdale 

415 

Total 

20,506 

15,612 

Lowndes 

870 

316 

Majority 

4,894 

We  have  been  unable  to  obtain  complete  returns  from  this  state, 
either  of  the  Congressional  or  Governor's  election.  The  few  we  have 
procured  are  on  next  page.  Arthur  P.  Bagley  was  elected  gover- 
nor last  August,  (1839.)  The  Whigs  had  no  regularly  nominated 
c  andidate  for  Governor,  but  in  many  portions  of  the  State  voted  for 
Judge  Hopkins,  who  positively  declined  canvassing  the  State. 

The  only  criterion  we  have  of  the  relative  strength  of  the  two  par- 
ties in  the  State  is  the  following  statement  of 


34 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


Counties. 

Mobile 

Baldwin 

Coosa 

Dallas 

Perry 

Lowndes 

Tallapoosa 

Butler 

Autauga 

Macon 

Montgomery 

Tuscaloosa 

Wilcox 

Monroe 

Marengo 

Pickens 

Jefferson 


•AI*ABAJYI/L--Contiiiiictl. 
REPRESENTATIVES  ELECTED,  1839. 


Whig. 
2 


1 


V.  B. 

1 

1 

1 
1 
1 
1 
2 


Counties. 
Bibb 
Walker 
Lawrence 
Fayette 
Shelby 
Talladega 
Madison 
Sumpter 
St.  Clair 
Washington 
Green 
Conecuh 
Marion 
Barbour 


Whig. 


V.  B. 
2 
1 
o 

2 


28 


Thirteen  or  fourteen  counties  not  heard  from. 

The  vote  for  State  senator  in  Montgomery  county  stood — 

Oliver,  Whig 

Mays,  V.  B. 


Congressional  Election,  1839. 


33 


1839. 
943 
796 

147 


Third  District, 

Marion 

150 

436 

Whig. 

V.  B. 

Franklin 

706 

708 

Crabb. 

Ellis. 

., 

_____ 

Tuscaloosa 

1192 

993 

2561 

3303 

Greene 

1104 

768 

One  or 

two  Districts  not  heard 

Perry 

887 

829 

from. 

Pickens 

751 

913 

Jefferson 

390 

502 

] 

Fifth  District 

Sumpter 

10 

Whig 

V.  B. 

Shelby 

82 

Dillet. 

Murphy. 

Bibb 

54 

Dallas 

196  maj. 

Talladega 

234 

Wilcox 

309    " 





Monroe 

341    " 

4406 

4303 

Marengo 

22    " 

4303 

Clarke 

385  m. 



Washington 

28" 

Crabb's  maj. 

Baldwin 

152 

171 

Mobile 

904 

911 

Second  District. 





Ligon.     Hubbard. 

- 

1924 

1495 

Lawrence 

652 

638 

1495 

Limestone 

405 

676 



Lauderdale 

648 

845 

429 

POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 
MISSISSIPPI. 


35 


1836 

1839 

President. 

Governor. 

Counties. 

Harrison. 

V.  Buren. 

Turner.            M'Nutt. 

Adams 

556 

342 

639 

356 

Atala 

111 

87 

202 

276 

Amite 

307 

274 

v       455 

329 

Bolivar 

21 

16 

44 

44 

Copiah 

258 

464 

525 

547 

Claiborne 

250 

258 

543 

521 

Chickasaw 

24 

58 

63 

124 

Choctaw 

91 

74 

248 

376 

Clarke 

11 

102 

Covington 

52 

237 

109 

231 

Carrol 

292 

218 

514 

545 

DeSoto 

67 

76 

245 

313 

Franklin 

75 

189 

206 

197 

Greene 

87 

38 

81 

135 

Hancock 

27 

105 

Hinds 

876 

559 

1132 

854 

Holmes 

309 

254 

526 

444 

Itawamba 

16 

131 

62 

407 

Jackson  (100  majority  for  V.B. 

ret.  invalid.) 

1 

215 

Jasper 

75 

361 

178 

305 

Jefferson 

297 

202 

364 

260 

Jones 

6 

25 

57 

99 

Koahoma 

Kemper 

197 

196 

318 

476 

Lauderdale 

11 

101 

180 

493 

Lawrence 

47 

429 

91 

510 

Leake 

45 

68 

Lowndes 

435 

572 

616 

621 

Lafayette 

151 

93 

405 

410 

Madison 

714 

282 

669 

437 

Marion 

66 

178 

112 

196 

Monroe 

162 

477 

323 

560 

Marshall 

436 

352 

765 

905 

Neshoba 

14 

59 

71 

224 

Newton 

21 

103 

79 

260 

Noxubee 

269 

312 

427 

409 

Oktibbeha 

72 

108 

146 

204 

Panola  (150  V.B. 

maj.  returns  invalid.) 

227 

178 

Pontotoc 

256 

217 

Perry 

(no  election.) 

Pike 

92 

348 

244 

357 

Rankin 

248 

133 

337 

376 

Scott 

24 

71 

51 

139 

Simpson 

81 

148 

151 

263 

Smith 

14 

81 

*       60 

171 

Tallahatchee 

171 

80 

Tippah 

168 

245 

Tishemingo 

i    63 

149 

95 

563 

36 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


MISSISSIPPI— Continued. 


Counties. 

Harrison.    V. 

Buren. 

Turner. 

M'Nutt. 

Tunica 

93 

97 

Warren 

525 

265 

840 

% 

532 

Washington 

(no  returns.) 

176 

140 

Wayne 

24 

75 

81 

103 

Wilkinson 

143 

422 

574 

194 

Winston 

75 

185 

159 

332 

Yalobusha 

436 

411 

574 

757 

Yazoo 

520 

187 

544 

429 

- 

-,  ■ 

Total, 

j 

3688        ! 

3979                   14,685 

16,884 

Majority, 

291 

2199 

L.OUISIANA-1836. 

Parishes. 

Whig. 

V.  Buren. 

Parishes. 

Whiff.   V.  Buren. 

Avoyelles 

184 

41 

Point  Conpee 

40 

51 

Ascension 

50 

159 

Rapides 

175 

120 

Assumption 

102 

•84 

St.  Bernard 

10 

25 

Catahoula 

66 

85 

St.  Charles 

1 

33 

Carroll 

54 

63 

St.  John  the  Baptist 

4 

Concordia 

91 

49 

St.  James 

45 

22 

Claiborne 

(not  received.) 

St.  Helena 

60 

264 

East  Feliciana 

150 

296 

St.  Tammany 

60 

194 

E.  Baton  Rouge 

170 

214 

St.  Mary 

142 

63 

Iberville 

66 

91 

St.  Martin 

109 

36 

Jefferson, 

40 

26 

St.  Landry 

384 

165 

Lafourche  Interior  160 

58 

Terrebonne 

95 

50 

Livingston 

100 

100 

W.  Baton  Rouge 

80 

28 

Lafayette 

36 

158 

West  Feliciana 

98 

153 

Natchitoches 

(not  received.) 

Washington 

37 

183 

Orleans 

676 

665 

. 

Ouachita 

99 

129 

Total, 

3383 

3653 

Plaquemines 

9 

44 

Van  Buren 

majority,  270 

The  parishes  to  be  heard  from,  it  is  believed,  would  have  given  the 
State  to  Judge  White. 

CONGRESS— 1840. 


New  Orleans 

St.  Bernard 

Jefferson 

St.  John  Baptiste 

St.  Charles 

Plaquemine 

Ascension 

Assumption 


First  Congressional  District 

White. 

Leonard. 

White.     Leonard. 

W. 

V.  B. 

LaFourchelnt'r  280              22 

1793 

674 

St.  James              445              13 

72 

211 

Terre  Bonne         145                7 

272 

87 



\    136 

72 

Total                3802          1757 

18 

46 

White's  majority,    2045 

10 

258 

White's  maj.  in '38    255 

237 

186 

i 

394 

181 

Whig  gain,   1790 

POLITICAL  KEGISTER  FOR  1840. 


37 


LOUISIANA 

■—continued. 

Second  Congressional  District. 

Morgan. 

Dawson. 

Morgan. 

Dawson. 

W. 

V.B. 

W. 

V.B. 

West  Feliciana 

180 

281 

Iberville                 185 

168 

W.  Baton  Rouge 

165 

73 

East  Feliciana       337 

406 

E.  Baton  Rouge 

308 

279 

St  Helena              164 

227 

St.  Tammany 

186 

116 

. 



Livingston 

130 

141 

Total,               1920 

1933 

Washington 

348 

136 

Dawson's  majority, 

13. 

Point  Coupee 

117 

106 

Third  Congressional  District. 

Moore. 

Winn. 

Moore. 

Winn. 

W. 

V.B. 

W. 

V.B. 

St.  Martin      292 

maj. 

Caddo 

8  " 

St.  Landry     205 

Madison 

5  " 

St.  Mary        228 

Ouachita          50  maj. 

Lafayette 

13  maj. 

Claiborne 

142  " 

Natchitoches 

194  " 

Caldwell 

76  " 

Catahoula 

108  " 

Union 

101  « 

Avoyelles 

121  " 

— — 



Rapides 

43  » 

Total,         912 

879 

Concordia       137 

maj. 

Moore's  maj.        33 

Carroll 

68  - 

The  Whig,  of  Alexandria,  gives  Winn  a  majority  of  only  41  in  the 
parish  of  Union,  whilst  the  paper  which  furnishes  the  preceding  de- 
tails, claims  101  in  the  same  parish.  Should  the  report  of  the  Whig 
be  correct,  Moore  will  have  received  a  majority  of  93  instead  of  33 
votes.  Whatever  the  result  may  be>  the  election  of  Mr.  Moore  is  cer- 
tain. 

TENNESSEE. 
ELECTION  FOR  GOVERNOR. 


182 

% 

1839. 

Armstrong. 

Cannon. 

Polk. 

Cannon 

Carter  and  Johnson 

237 

961 

255 

1093 

Greene 

1780 

583 

1701 

874 

Washington 

744 

1001 

1119 

796 

Jeff* son 

261 

1361 

207 

1509 

Cocke 

279 

520 

263 

654 

Granger 

376 

955 

690 

804 

Hawkins 

1274 

660 

1433 

804 

Claiborne 

272 

903 

782 

479 

Sullivan 

1224 

214 

1412 

250 

Campbell 

467 

271 

Blount 

601 

970 

811 

911 

Knox 

468 

1575 

465 

1614 

Monroe 

821 

986 

1077 

850 

Anderson 

104 

420 

269 

507 

Sevier 

77 

782 

191 

750 

Roane 

475 

927 

577 

943 

Marion 
4 

284 

569 

maj.  73 

28 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  I84G. 


TENNESSEE— 'Continued. 


1837. 

183G. 

Armstrong. 

Cannon. 

Polk.        Cannon 

Hamilton 

819            1094 

Bledsoe 

168 

559 

maj.  250 

M'Minn  &  Bradley 

1448 

119a 

210a          1260 

Meigs 

230 

368 

594             103 

Morgan 

22 

205 

158             104 

'Rhea 

223 

203 

43a            151 

White 

412 

1045 

497           110O 

Franklin 

1096 

768 

1595             570 

Warren 

1283 

397 

2110             395 

Overton 

590 

369 

960            237 

Fentress 

287 

227 

313  maj. 

Sumner 

1293 

1077 

1168  maj. 

Smith 

317 

2350 

779           2290 

Jackson 

301 

1369 

689           1083 

Davidson 

1295 

1580 

1507           1744 

Wilson 

559 

2172 

maj.  1026 

Williamson 

444 

1962 

maj.  869 

Rutherford 

634 

1880 

106  maj. 

Bedford 

1576 

1864 

590  maj. 

Maury 

1735 

1668 

911  maj. 

Lincoln 

1673 

1196 

1843  maj. 

Giles 

480 

1666 

334  maj. 

Hardin 

132 

663 

613             476 

Lawrence 

399 

474 

maj.  121 

Wayne 

324 

579 

maj.  402 

Montgomery 

432 

1007 

maj.  139 

^Robertson 

435 

1174 

maj.  435 

Stewart 

340  maj. 

Hickman 

669 

331 

862  maj. 

Dickson 

293 

551 

286  maj. 

Humphreys  and  Benton 

491 

498 

766            321 

Carroll 

518 

762 

maj,  792 

Henry 

632 

659 

493  maj. 

Gibson 

293 

984 

maj.  638 

Haywood 

maj.  458 

627             706 

Madison 

319 

1164 

maj.  504 

Weakley 

495 

551 

425  maj. 

Dyer 

221 

217 

maj.  80 

Obion 

182 

256 

42  maj. 

Tipton 

359 

509 

425             320 

Henderson 

284 

920 

388          1126 

Perry 

198 

885 

maj.  226 

Hardeman 

447 

861 

315  maj. 

M'Nairy 

maj.  350 

maj.  275 

Fayette 

771 

1069 

maj.  65 

Shelby 

339 

718 

668             718 

33,606 

53,479 

35,448       32,779 

POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


39 


KENTUCKY- 1836. 
PRESIDENT. 


First  District, 

Counties.            Harr.    V. 

Buren. 

Counties. 

Harr.    V. 

Buren. 

Green                  274 

890 

Caldwell 

302 

497 

Hart                     216 

387 

Hickman 

198 

521 

Grayson               268 

153 

Calloway 

99 

730 

Breckenridge       755 

176 

Graves 

158 

363 

Meade                 339 

128 

M'Cracken 

149 

106 

Livingston 

225 

361 

Seventh  District. 

Trigg 

271 

359 

Washington        253 

636 

Union 

205 

266 

Nelson                  765 
Bullitt                  209 

425 
319 

Second  District. 

Spencer               292 

347 

Christian 

670 

470 

Hopkins 

403 

381 

Eighth  District. 

Henderson 

364 

360 

Jefferson              610 

584 

Muhlenburg 

344 

227 

Oldham               354 

500 

Butler 

134 

184 

Shelby                1327 

586 

Ohio 

313 

247 

Henry                  627 

794 

Daviess 

445 

344 

Louisville  City  1473 

960 

Hancock 

152 

72 

Ninth  District. 

Third  District. 

Madison              972 

420 

Allen 

201 

373 

Clay                    202 

153 

Monroe 

179 

220 

Estill                     (no  returns) 

Edmonson 

122 

144 

Floyd                    80 

549 

Todd 

550 

212 

Pike                       24 

213 

Barren 

787 

825 

Perry                     83 

172 

Logan 

902 

289 

Harlin                 174 

53 

Simpson 

327 

257 

Knox                  309 

95 

Warren 

763 

440 

Laurel                 171 

100 

Fourth  District, 

Tenth  District. 

Wayne 

383 

349 

Clarke                 838 

226 

Cumberland 

304 

144 

Fayette               1266 

689 

Adair 

223 

401 

Woodford            615 

325 

Russell 

226 

127 

Franklin             509 

560 

Pulaski 

'514 

443 

Rockcastle 

400 

58 

Eleventh  District. 

Whitley 

269 

80 

Montgomery       522 

338 

Casey 

176 

224 

Morgan                 57 
Lawrence              68 

335 

207 

Fifth  District. 

Bath                    485 

470 

Anderson 

181 

375 

Fleming              898 

464 

Mercer 

739 

938 

Greenup              357 

265 

Jessamine 

513 

339 

Lewis                 345 

302 

Lincoln 

613 

317 

Garrard 

814 

218 

Twelfth  District. 
Bourbon              992 

416 

Sixth  District. 

Bracken              486 

275 

Hardin 

698 

526 

Mason               1231 

508 

40 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR   1840. 


Counties. 
Nicholas 
Pendleton 


KENTUCKY- 
Harr.    V.  Buren. 


428 
133 


Thirteenth  District, 
Boone  580 

Campbell  484 

Gallatin  483 

Grant  247 


439 
342 


488 

1026 

525 

225 


•-continued* 

Counties. 
Harrison 
Owen 
Scott, 

Total, 


Harr. 
445 
174 
544 

36,687 
33,025 


V.  Buren. 
714 
649 
993 

33,025 


Majority,       3,662 


To  our  great  regret,  we  have  been  able  to  procure  but  few  returns 
of  the  last  Congressional  or  Gubernatorial  elections — not  sufficient  to 
serve  the  purpose  of  showing  the  political  complexion  of  the  State. 


ILLINOIS. 


: 

1836. 

1 

838. 

President. 

Governor. 

Counties. 

Harrison. 

Van  Buren. 

Edwards. 

Carlin. 

Alexander 

20 

106 

84 

189 

Adams 

380 

651 

895 

1179 

Bond 

173 

108 

296 

190 

Boone 

Bureau 

277 

181 

Cass 

335 

198 

Clinton 

124 

149 

263 

239 

Clay 

54 

85 

124 

129 

Coles 

180 

151 

706 

275 

Crawford 

154 

203 

227 

167 

Calhoun 

(no 

return.) 

159 

60 

Champaign 

61 

86 

72 

91 

Clark 

190 

218 

388 

323 

Cook 

524 

519 

832 

1664 

De  Kalb 

25 

245 

Effingham 

1 

45 

30 

119 

Edwards 

143 

95 

512 

47 

Edgar 

260 

409 

342 

620 

Fayette 

80 

268 

310 

430 

Franklin 

10 

374 

94 

692 

Fulton 

(nc 

>  return.) 

770 

808 

Gallatin 

150 

452 

585 

705 

Green 

711 

1637 

1037 

1396 

Hamilton 

29 

265 

78 

307 

Henry 

(no  return.) 

88 

30 

Hancock 

340 

260 

633 

436 

Iroquois 

22 

96 

78 

139 

Jackson 

84 

164 

176 

210 

Johnson 

5 

37 

87 

135 

Jo-Daviess 

615 

366 

765 

467 

Livingston 

21 

11 

Montgomery 

120 

266 

187 

326 

Macon 

94 

313 

202 

281 

POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


41 


XIi  I*  INOIS— continued. 


Counties. 

Harrison. 

V.  Buren. 

Edwards. 

Carlln. 

McLean 

425 

427 

710 

514 

Madison 

959 

682 

1294 

953 

Morgan 

582 

1720 

1953 

1664 

Macoupin 

269 

486 

485 

621 

Mercer 

71 

24 

178 

66 

Monroe 

103 

119 

303 

226 

M'Henry 

(no 

return.) 

239 

299 

Ogle 

(do.) 

524 

373 

Pike 

331 

366 

747 

865 

Perry 

85 

127 

142 

190 

Peoria 

231 

300 

509 

468 

Pope 

514 

87 

Putnam 

415 

263 

387 

319 

Page 

107 

54 

Rock  Island 

(nc 

i  return.) 

266 

123 

Randolph 

408 

411 

619 

399 

Shelby 

58 

333 

262 

484 

Sangamon 

1464 

803 

1856 

1401 

Schuyler 

384 

490 

780 

811 

Stephenson 

200 

77 

St.  Clair 

355 

551 

768 

982 

Tazewell 

310 

336 

773 

474 

Union 

9 

221 

36 

623 

Vermilion 

560 

465 

744 

539 

Wabash 

280 

102 

445 

135 

Wayne 

31 

221 

66 

390 

Jefferson 

17 

227 

144 

355 

Jasper 

7 

12 

20 

41 

Kane 

(nc 

►  return.) 

323 

511 

Knox 

(do.) 

389 

354 

Lawrence 

240 

224 

432 

151 

La  Salle 

149 

248 

600 

1309 

Marion 

38 

142 

112 

278 

M'Donough 

123 

158 

332 

382 

Warren 

(no  return.) 

424 

293 

Washington 

15 

123 

94 

286 

White 

274 

357 

766 

315 

Whiteside 

(no 

return.) 

Winnebago 

70 

88 

284 

179 

Will 

186 

306 

574 

729 

Total,  14,292  17,275  29,539 

Maj.  for  Van  Buren,      2,983.  Carlin's  maj. 

No  general  election  in  1837. 


996. 


30,535 


4* 


42 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


INDIANA, 


1836. 

1839. 

President. 

Congress. 

District.        V 

Buren. 

Harrison. 

Whig. 

I.   Harrison 

456 

747 

1032 

Crawford 

166 

196 

381 

Gibson 

425 

496 

687 

Dubois 

127 

163 

228 

Orange 

564 

483 

632 

Perry 

114 

392 

492 

Posey 

751 

330 

716 

Pike 

218 

226 

529 

Spencer 

179 

171 

433 

Vandenburgh 

130 

269 

614 

Warrick 

380 

157 

265 

2.    Clay 

251 

153 

268 

Daviess 

253 

438 

578 

Greene 

330 

366 

526 

Knox 

437 

736 

808 

Lawrence 

815 

670 

852 

Martin 

197 

142 

250 

Owen 

286 

427 

449 

Putnam 

694 

1067 

1106 

Sullivan 

558 

203 

244 

Vigo 

287 

963 

1136 

3.   Clark 

978 

893 

838 

Floyd 

499 

574 

687 

Jackson 

307 

439 

525 

Jefferson 

679 

1172 

1280 

Jennings 

292 

625 

561 

Scott 

267 

294 

335 

Washington 

947 

556 

886 

4.    Dearborn 

1282 

1203 

1165 

Decatur 

513 

950 

934 

Franklin 

875 

963 

869 

Ripley 

403 

663 

753 

Rush 

749 

1167 

1170 

Switzerland 

519 

630 

730 

5.    Adams 

28 

68 

93 

32 

Allen 

266 

333 

*413 

49 

Delaware 

307 

369 

351 

463 

Fayette 

545 

965 

576 

575 

Fulton 

(no 

return) 

93 

45 

Henry 

712 

1304 

815 

571 

Huntington 

67 

52 

56 

10 

Grant 

130 

238 

308 

98 

Jay 

(nb 

return) 

140 

24 

Lagrange 

150 

128 

238 

29 

Noble 

80 

49 

121 

9 

Randolph 

234 

633 

512 

445 

Union 

608 

766 

389 

349 

Wabash 

47 

122 

159 

28 

Bureti. 

936 

320 

495 

202 

828 

219 

748 

228 

355 

204 

635 

590 

585 

618 

646 

1003 

395 

705 

1341 

935 

698 

1392 

930 

759 

1330 

566 

413 

1608 

1829 

855 

1016 

6c3 

1173 

906 

55 

272 

356 

593 

75 

629 

201 

241 

163 

246 

282 

394 

521 

126 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


43 


INDIANA— CONTINUED. 


6. 


7. 


Counties. 

V.Buren 

.    Harrison. 

Whig. 

V.  Buren. 

Wayne 

982 

2285 

1638 

1155 

982 

Whitley- 

53 

6 

50 

Blackford 

21 

34 

GO 

Dekal^,, 

180 

4 

56 

Steuben 

113 

1 

71 

Wells 

46 

32 

64 

Bartholomew   412 

608 

878 

553 

Boone 

421 

464 

588 

546 

Browne 

302 

262 

58 

275 

Cass 

286 

513 

429 

452 

Hamilton 

263 

569 

533 

744 

Hancock 

(no 

return) 

426 

562 

Hendricks 

390 

731 

1039 

601 

Johnson 

550 

438 

514- 

936 

Marion 

1043 

1409 

915 

1192 

Madison 

367 

486 

524 

744 

Miami 

80 

133 

S12 

235 

Monroe 

302 

262 

716 

816 

Morgan 

543 

666 

775 

784 

Shelby 

675 

688 

697 

1065 

Carroll 

565 

375 

583 

751 

Clinton 

427 

331 

381 

651 

Elkhart 

303 

354 

f410 

557 

Fountain 

948 

697 

758 

1048 

Kosciusko 

149 

160 

219 

312 

Laporte 

452 

4"90 

683 

563 

Marshall 

42 

94 

117 

163 

Montgomery    752 

1066 

1100 

1066 

Parke 

534 

828 

741 

1254 

Porter 

69 

87 

123 

210 

St.  Joseph 

255 

490 

584 

475 

Vermilion 

439 

574 

433 

825 

Warren 

320 

541 

601 

363 

White 

106 

109 

135 

148 

Tippecanoe 

1041 

1244 

1221 

1170 

Total, 

32,478 

41,281 

Majority,  8,803 

*  One  township,  in  which  the  returns  were  made  too  late,  gave  Rariden  22, 
Thompson  6,  and  M'Carty  2. 

t  The  vote  of  one  township  in  Elkhart  county  was  excluded,  in  consequence 
of  the  illegal  return,  which  gave  T.  A.  Howard  32  votes,  and  T.  J.  Evans  14 
votes. 


44 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


OHIO. 


18  36. 

Counties. 

Harrison. 

V.  Buren. 

Counties. 

Hamilton 

4032 

4871 

Brown 

Belmont 

2666 

2358 

Lucas 

Columbiana 

2656 

2992 

Wood 

Carroll 

1233 

1187 

Henry 

Cuyahoga 

2529 

1694 

Athens 

Medina 

1858 

1094 

Meigs 

Lorain 

1460 

1410 

Lawrence 

Portage 

3302 

2683 

Gallia 

Ashtabula 

2792 

805 

Fairfield 

Geauga 

3219 

1465 

Hocking 

Trumbull 

3386 

2892 

Butler 

Richland 

'    2246 

3283 

Preble 

Huron 

2798 

2143 

Dark 

Stark 

1945 

2417 

Miami 

Wayne 

1630 

2696 

Mercer,  &c. 

Seneca 

948 

1129 

Delaware 

Sandusky 

642 

799 

Crawford 

Jefferson 

1552 

1992 

Union 

Harrison 

1584 

1638 

Marion 

Guernsey 

2074 

1652 

Greene 

Monroe 

492 

1182 

Montgomery 

Clermont 

1467 

2029 

Warren 

Clinton 

1448 

807 

Knox 

Highland 

1492 

1476 

Coshocton 

Franklin 

2166 

1375 

Tuscarawas 

Pickaway 

1508 

1591 

Holmes 

Logan 

1388 

622 

Licking 

Clark 

1964 

731 

Fayette 

Champaign 

1641 

907 

Madison 

Muskingum 

3321 

2069 

Paulding,  &c. 

Morgan 

1107 

1262 

Allen 

Perry 

1071 

1501 

Hancock 

Washington 

1070 

906 

Hardin 

Ross 

2515 

1905 

Williams 

Pike 

422 

491 

Shelby 

Jackson 

454 

475 

Total,           ] 

Scioto 

1049 

568 

Majority, 

Adams 

786 

1060 

ELECTION  FOR  GOVERNOR, 

1838. 

\ 

Pa  nee. 

Shannon. 

Adams 

689 

1002 

Allen 

543 

602 

Athens 

1086 

732 

Ashtabula 

2048 

738 

Belmont 

2221 

2670 

Butler 

1461 

2970 

Brown 

1190 

1547 

1836. 

Harrison. 

1223 

630 

490 

94 

1098 

724 

433 

273 

1846 

292 

1487 

1777 

656 

1787 

245 

1550 

714 

648 

1016 

1908 

2554 

2260 

1800 

1086 

1459 

594 

2306 

828 

973 

179 

494 

464 

274 

176 

654 

105,405 

8,457 


V.  Buren. 

1675 

396 

275 

87 

957 

446 

378 

490 

2906 

536 

3004 

978 

668 

1050 

315 

1254 

733 

493 

844 

903 

2310 

1326 

2174 

1513 

1370 

1137 

2859 

774 

574 

238 

453 

701 

196 

198 

533 

96,948 


1836. 

Vance.    Baldwin. 


749 
469 
966 
1985 
2443 
1363 
1192 


977 

409 

736 

860 

2380 

2658 

1590 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


45 


OHIO""Continued. 


Vance. 

shannon. 

Vance. 

Baldwin. 

Clark 

1599 

762 

1608 

496 

Champaigne 

1412 

1040 

1409 

620 

Clinton 

1013 

939 

1300 

743 

Coshocton 

1233 

1813 

840 

1193 

Crawford 

648 

948 

544 

587 

Cuyahoga 

2440 

1741 

2260 

1694 

Clermont 

1603 

2006 

1396 

1851 

Carroll 

1457 

1495 

986 

972 

Columbiana 

2799 

3519 

2257 

2595 

Dark 

754 

803 

572 

563 

Delaware 

1770 

1668 

1357 

1168 

Erie 

'     333 

314 

new. 

Franklin 

2031 

1691 

2044 

1284 

Fayette 

761 

744 

815 

775 

Fairfield 

1633 

2717 

1683 

2639 

Greene 

1543 

1031 

1580 

720 

Geauga 

2330 

1554 

2633 

1072 

Guernsey 

1938 

2090 

1900 

1690 

Gallia 

989 

388 

894 

391 

Hamilton 

4366 

4717 

4276 

4834 

Highland 

1417 

1642 

1357 

1021 

Harrison 

1657 

1783 

1382 

1611 

Hocking 

298 

784 

243 

518 

Huron 

2608 

2410 

2511 

1947 

Hardin 

225 

251 

222 

123 

Hancock 

505 

829 

376 

435 

Henry 

119 

98 

79 

65 

Holmes 

628   -* 

509 

Jackson 

492 

649 

495 

506 

Jefferson 

1805 

2372 

1184 

1707 

Knox 

1922 

2645 

1398 

1829 

Lucas 

763 

463 

402 

324 

Lawrence 

762 

316 

486 

276 

Lorain 

1628 

1502 

1298 

1356 

Licking 

2218 

3162 

2136 

2588 

Logan 

1142 

741 

1182 

481 

Madison 

695 

507 

828 

438 

Meigs 

332 

179 

Muskingum 

3174 

2532 

2891 

2076 

Montgomery 

2548 

2787 

2402 

2140 

Mercer 

276 

450 

201 

265 

Marion 

936 

934 

846 

676 

Morgan 

929 

1549 

816 

1124 

Miami 

1614 

1101 

1455 

847 

Monroe 

418 

1420 

406 

1088 

Medina 

1648 

1295 

1564 

1050 

Paulding 

44 

no 

return. 

Portage 

3284 

3051 

3056 

2525 

Pike 

454 

591 

400 

534 

Putnam 

227 

361 

171 

184 

46 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


OKIO—c  oil  tin  ned. 


Vance. 

Shannon. 

Vance. 

Baldwin. 

Pickaway 

1592 

1712 

1354 

1441 

Preble 

1761 

1198 

1654 

678 

Perry 

934 

1714 

1045 

1572 

Ross 

2216 

1903 

2317 

1904 

Richland 

1952 

3463 

1474 

2390 

Sandusky 

724 

824 

438 

564 

Stark 

2219 

3147 

1706 

2011 

Scioto 

880 

603 

979 

550 

Shelby 

721 

813 

592 

392 

Seneca 

959 

1172 

766 

918 

Tuscarawas 

1644 

1631 

1242 

1104 

Trumbull 

3356 

3269 

2872 

2898 

Union 

614 

468 

622 

311 

Van  Wert 

57 

58 

no 

return. 

Wood 

543 

338 

493 

225 

Warren 

1718 

1019 

1928 

1102 

Washington 

1384 

1264 

848 

900 

Wayne 

1841 

3057 

1502 

2507 

Williams 

233 

300 

159 

226 

101,372 

107,101 
101,372 

91,482 
85,431 

85,431 

5,729 


6,051 


MICHIGAN. 


J 
Counties. 

Whig^V.  Buren. 

Counties. 

JLS3t>. 

Whig.    V.  Buren. 

Allegan 

92 

Saginaw 

65 

Branch 

23 

Shiawassee 

(no  returns.) 

Genessee 

91           123 

St.  Joseph 

maj.  42 

Hillsdale 

7          179 

St.  Clair 

(no  returns.) 

Iowa 

(no  returns.) 

Van  Buren 

do. 

Jackson  &  Ingham  353          355 

Wayne 

27        1578 

Kalamazoo 

maj.  213 

Washtenaw 

1031        1636 

Lapeer 

57           129 

Calhoun 

maj.  360 

Lenawee 

261          558 

Kent  and  Ottawa 

Livingston 

73          142 



Monroe 

1147              2 

4,845       7,332 

Macomb 

43          400 

Barry 

(no  returns.) 

Michillimacinac 

(no  returns.) 

Berrien 

3           408 

Oakland 

952           817 

MISSOTJBI. 

1838. 

Counties. 

Whip. 

Van  Buren. 

Wilson. 

Allen. 

Harrison.        Miller 

Audrain 

103 

102 

130              124 

Barry 

71 

95 

460              416 

Boone 

398 

954 

513              510 

Benton 

27 

36 

299              299 

POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840. 


47 


MISSOURI— Continued. 


Wilson. 

Allen. 

Harrison. 

Miller. 

Caldwell 

2 

2 

337 

337 

Clark 

149 

139 

147 

147 

Clay 

500 

544 

835 

800 

Cole 

192 

205 

799 

808 

Cooper 

540 

578 

592 

594 

Clinton 

109 

131 

833 

806 

Chariton 

152 

163 

368 

361 

Carroll 

52 

48 

193 

193 

Callaway 

775 

782 

633 

634 

Crawford 

148 

149 

255 

254 

Cape  Girardeau 

501 

505 

661 

659 

Daviess 

33 

30 

209 

205 

Franklin 

347 

354 

471 

473 

Gasconade 

141 

135 

514 

515 

Greene 

77 

113 

374 

365 

Howard 

652 

671 

886 

881 

Jackson 

285,  ,y 

326 

636 

597 

Johnson 

141  ' 

154 

336 

330 

Jefferson 

277 

284 

305 

298 

Lafayette 

304 

315 

375 

379 

Lincoln 

433 

430 

510 

510 

Lewis 

331 

325 

392 

391 

Linn 

12 

14 

125 

126 

Livingston 

51 

55 

235 

234 

Macon 

137 

137 

257 

247 

Morgan 

107 

112 

320 

323 

Montgomery 

266 

266 

220 

219 

Marion 

751 

760 

590 

590 

Monroe 

631 

634     " 

546 

547 

Madison 

103 

96 

295 

291 

New  Madrid 

335 

340 

145 

140 

Miller 

8 

9 

276 

276 

Pettis 

135 

146 

216 

216 

Pike 

708 

709 

638 

634 

Pulaski 

9U 

96 

454 

456 

Polk 

56 

99 

604 

625 

Perry 

318 

319 

309 

307 

Rives 

127 

165 

277 

267 

Ray 

308 

322 

435 

420 

Randolph 

445 

445 

417 

418 

Ralls 

440 

434 

318 

314 

Ripley 

18 

21 

300 

305 

Saline 

277 

290 

296 

294 

St.  Charles 

515 

516 

343 

343 

Shelby 

119 

116 

151 

153 

St.  Louis 

1951 

1966 

1161 

1154 

St.  Francois 

223 

226 

177 

178 

St.  Genevieve 

168 

170 

179 

178 

Stoddard 

101 

192 

221 

221 

Scott 

185 

185 

435 

435 

48 


POLITICAL  REGISTER  FOR  1840, 


Taney 
Van  Buren 
Warren 
Washing-ton 
Wayne 


Total, 


MISSOUIIX~CONTINUED. 

Wilson.             Allen. 

Harrison. 

Millef. 

6                 19 

216 

197 

57                55 

209 

204 

237              233 

190 

192 

480              513 

487 

487 

60                54 

306 

305 

16,708  17,193 


23,425         23,187 


ARKANSAS. 
GOVERNOR— -1838. 


Counties.        Cummins. 

Cross. 

Counties. 

Cummins. 

Cross. 

Arkansas 

288 

105 

Marion 

109 

132 

Benton 

16 

238 

Mississippi 

60 

51 

Carroll 

38 

353 

Monroe 

127 

49 

Chicot 

151 

66 

Phillips 

170 

244 

Conway 

192 

168 

J?ike 

36 

103 

Clark 

134 

112 

^fihseft' 
Pope 

9     1 

188 

Crawford 

159 

275 

158 

227 

Crittenden 

82 

139 

Puiaski 

337 

196 

Franklin 

124 

168 

Randolph 

47 

249 

Green 

9 

122 

Saline 

136 

158 

Hempstead 

295 

225 

Scott 

44 

185 

Hot  Spring 

92 

144 

Sevier 

77 

194 

Independence 

286 

193 

St.  F'rancis 

54 

240 

Izard 

66 

183 

Union 

65 

144 

Jackson 

43 

112 

Van  Buren 

32 

124 

Jefferson 

186 

87 

White 

74 

41 

Johnson 

127 

270 

Washington 

14.1 

831 

Lafayette 
Lawrence 

56 

29 

150 

202 

Total, 

4,218 

6,771 

Madison 

28 

217 

Majority, 

2,553 

Since  this  work  has  been  in  press',  tfigcpmpiler  has  received  a  state- 
ment of  the  last  Virginia  election  varying  .somewhat  from  the  one  he 
has  published,  it  has  been  made  probably  with  much  care,  and  may  be 
more  accurate  than  the  one  herein.  According  to  that,  the  aggregate 
vote  stood  as  follows: 


Van  Buren  vote  in  1 836, 
Whig  "  " 


30,809 
23,353 


Van  Buren  majority,  7,456 

Whig  vote  in  1840,,  33,741 

Van  Buren  do.  do.  32,844 

Whig  majority,  1840,  897 

Whig  gain  since  1836,  8,353 


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